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Feds asked to consider national fire service as country grapples with ‘new normal’ wildfire season

So far this year, more than 2,600 fires have burnt through 5.3 million hectares. As of June 15, 458 fires were burning across the country, of which 235 were out of control. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said this year's fire season is the worst of the 21st century.

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY
June 18, 2023

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 18, 2023

Stephen Jeffery has been a deputy editor and reporter with The Hill Times since May 2023. He was previously editor of The Lobby Monitor, and a journalist and producer with The Canberra Times in his home country of Australia. He moved to Canada in 2019, and covers topics such as intergovernmental affairs, cabinet, legislation, lobbying, the Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office. See all stories BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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Feds asked to consider national fire service as country grapples with ‘new normal’ wildfire season

So far this year, more than 2,600 fires have burnt through 5.3 million hectares. As of June 15, 458 fires were burning across the country, of which 235 were out of control. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said this year's fire season is the worst of the 21st century.

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