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Different backgrounds and places we've lived in Canada...both myself and the better half have lived in multiple provinces and a range of community sizes. Neither is FN or Metis background but both of us end up taking a ton of training on these subjects...your milage and value per session varies...

While CIFFC sometimes has to do this triage...more importantly they also have the specifics of each provinces agreements. Not all provinces pull on the same state and international agreements so it's why Maine for example might be supporting NB, Wisconsin is supporting MB, and out west we'll...

It's an often discussed topic in our household over what you can wear or not. Unfortunately it's a very complex subject to understand and a symbol that is valid to wear in one community...is an insult in the next. Cree/Blackfoot, Ojibiway/Cree, Cree/Dene, Dene/Slavey, Metis...the nuances...

They also do that too through outfits like CAN TASK Force 2 (only one I've worked with twice now). Not sure if Team Rubicon (in Manitoba right now) gets support. If I wanted to expand the CIFFC role I'd be focused on a few things: 1) Investment into training materials instead of every province...

So one big part...also common with the CAF reserves...is the job protection aspects at least in Australia. A person who deploys to a bushfire in Australia still must have employer consent to leave...but the employer is also compensated for the absence of the employee which allows them to cover...

Algonquin Provincial Park is 770,000 ha The largest single tenure I can find in Ontario is the Abitibi Forest near Cochrane at 3,285,435 ha in size. Assuming harvesting cuts around 0.5% per year of each land base that works out to 15% of the area cleaned up via logging/reforestation each 30...

It's already happening...at least in Alberta and BC. The issue is three fold though: 1) you need a clearing to move the wood to and small stems are much more expensive to handle than large logs 2) then you need to pay trucking to move the raw wood to the mill for conversion to wood pellets...

Fast response to catch him that quick. Kuddo's to the Newfoundland Constables involved. Would be worth a beer to hear the inside story if opportunity allows especially regarding how he was identified so fast/arrested. Arson is no laughing matter and while it's a high bar to determine that...

Thanks for the distinction kratz. In Alberta private is private. Unoccupied crown lands are normally free to access for recreation and forest closures are only for Crown Lands....if your land borders the Crown Land you're still required to stay off the crown land. This is a very rare...

Ponders the rate of return fire of trebuchet sling loads of 81mm mortar shells vs small caliber mortars Never mind...there's a full zero in differences in range (5km to 500m). So much for giggling at the thought of a trebuchet being used to shotgun release shells forward....definitely not...

Looks like the legislation was adjusted in early August where it's a set amount fine - no discretion options. https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/2025-160.pdf Previously it appears it was $180 fine but was adjusted in response to conditions...

That's about 200 less fires than an average season...and BC often has busy late summer/fall seasons. But the hectares involved are signficant for this year and about 3x the 25 year average for BC. Screen shot is from the CIFFC National Situation Report. - August 13th version.

Alberta has done the same in past. However it's a measure of last resort in part due to needing sufficient law enforcement presence to ensure only pre-authorized people are in the closure area (usually limited to industry assuming liability for actions). It's also further compounded by bad...

If I just think airfields then I think of three ring circus situations. 1) If a C-130 departs CFB Trenton (for lack of a better starting location) how far can it fly before it needs refueling? Is there a current large scale airport in place that can handle this task (Thunder Bay, Ontario for...

Foremost is another one that logistics type might love but also might not have seen: https://www.foremost.ca/foremost-mobile-equipment/wheeled-vehicles/ Most of the ones I know are used for specialized hauling in the oil patch. I see these occasionally used on domestic responses as they can...

100% understand the argument made. I'm just thinking back on the many different previous purchases where only the bare minimum "combat" type vehicle was purchased for the needs of the day and there was no surplus of available units to account for attrition or loss. And one thing I've learned...

100% agree there is a large component that can overlap domestic operations. But I'd rather the CAF purchase for possible overseas options rather than civilian needs. Hence why I think of only buying armoured versions. Total overkill for many missions...but then the machine is there if...

I'm pretty familiar with the Bv206's as they're a common site for crew transport on wildfire. None of the operators are mechanics...often just a farm kid tossed into the machine and told to go to work. It's the simplicity of the design that attracts my attention as much as anything. The...

Or you go to the updated version of Bv206 Hagglund which is smaller to fit better into a C-130 but still armoured and has a turret gun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BvS10 Key for me is that is being used by multiple European countries and the USA and in some larger number purchases. There...