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A burning platform for a national fire administration

Creating a Canadian Fire Administration could be one of the most consequential policy tools in the history of fire and emergency management in Canada. Fire chiefs are willing to help make this happen. We hope policy leaders will take our advice seriously.

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BY KEN MCMULLEN AND TINA SARYEDDINE
November 29, 2023

Opinion | BY KEN MCMULLEN AND TINA SARYEDDINE | November 29, 2023

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‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

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‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

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Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

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‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

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A burning platform for a national fire administration

Creating a Canadian Fire Administration could be one of the most consequential policy tools in the history of fire and emergency management in Canada. Fire chiefs are willing to help make this happen. We hope policy leaders will take our advice seriously.

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