Climate survivors demand more support for wildland firefighters
Saulnier and other climate survivors delivered a petition calling for more support for wildland firefighters to legislators on Parliament Hill Wednesday.
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B.C. wildfire fighter designs hopeful solution to block smoke inhalation
British Columbia wildland firefighter Angus Duguid loves his job, but he doesn't love waking up with headaches or a clogged nose from inhaling smoke.
Rain and fire crews protect Fort McMurray from wildfire
Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., grimy, exhausted firefighters have been spilling of helicopters at the end of another one of the toughest shifts around.
Texas fire chief in city hit by wildfires dies while fighting a house fire
A Texas fire chief whose small town was among the hardest hit last week by historic blazes sweeping across the Panhandle died on Tuesday while fighting a house fire, authorities said.
Was the same chemical with a suspected link to cancer in firefighters also killing cattle?
Canada's National Observer presents The Poison Detectives Episode 2 — Who’s Minding the Store?
A firefighter’s wife and the nasty chemical secret no one wanted to hear
When Diane’s husband, Paul Cotter, was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 55, they were surprised and wondered if it was related to his job as a firefighter. Then, Paul began getting calls from firefighters at his station in Worcester, Mass. — all of them with prostate cancer.
Canadian firefighters steal the show at UN climate talks
The federal government is hoping Canada's devastating wildfire season sparks momentum for carbon pricing at the United Nations.
Residents of Hay River and surrounding NWT communities return after evacuation
Jennifer Coleman has lived in and around Hay River in the Northwest Territories her whole life, but the highway into the community felt like a strange place as she and other wildfire evacuees were allowed to return there on Saturday for the first time in over a month.
Are toxic chemicals in firefighting gear raising cancer rates?
Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest.
Pushy bears force 160 firefighters out of B.C. Interior camp
About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in British Columbia's Interior have pulled out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persistent bear activity."
Shuswap fire is fanning political flames in B.C.
The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey firefighters, or if the government is refusing to listen to critics of its response to the fires.
Falsehoods and climate denial conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires
Canada's current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn't enough to convince them.
Locals sounded the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk
It was Tuesday, Aug. 8, and in the town of Lahaina in West Maui, people were screaming and running as the sky rained embers.
Heavy rain aids B.C. wildfire fight in Shuswap, Okanagan regions
Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Interior continue to battle a number of major blazes, having been aided by ample rainfall that fell on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, over the Okanagan and Shuswap regions.
B.C. travel ban lifted as wildfire regions have rain, lightning in forecast
Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Interior continue to battle a number of significant wildfires even as cooler, wetter weather is anticipated in the region.