Wildfires in Canada: the challenge to recruit more firefighters
Canada has lost 30,000 firemen since 2016. The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs asks for more efforts to boost recruitment amid the country's worst wildfire season on record.
Canada has lost 30,000 firemen since 2016. We talk to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs about their call for more efforts to boost recruitment amid the country's worst wildfire season on record.
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(Picture: A firefighter in Alberta. Picture credit: EPA/ALBERTA WILDFIRE HANDOUT)
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