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A new shirt developed by U of A researchers offers better protection for wildland firefighters. Prototype’s 3D fabric provides air gaps to protect areas most vulnerable to burns. ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/09…
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Fall 2024 Canadian Wildland Fire & Smoke Newsletter is here! 🔥📰 This issue covers aerial suppression effectiveness, wildfire evacuations, wildfire perimeters, characterizing fuels and fire potential in Jasper and the impacts of the 2023 wildfire season. canadawildfire.org/newslette…
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Approaching #NDTR, we reflect on the ongoing impact of the displacement of Indigenous Peoples from traditional territories, including policies outlawing cultural burning and disrupting intergenerational knowledge. Reconciliation includes the right to burn.
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Wildland firefighters have historically used bandanas or cloth masks as their own form of respiratory protection on the fire line. However, these offer little to no protection against hazardous gases or the incredibly small particulates found in wildfire smoke.
The August 2024 edition of The Ember, our monthly bulletin, is out! Read the latest in Canadian wildfire opportunities, events, research, and more at canadawildfire.org/so/1dP6LF…. Looking to subscribe? Visit canadawildfire.org/subscribe!
Remote sensing job opportunity with SkyForest, with wildfire/forestry experience an asset! Although the LinkedIn listing is closed, they may still consider applications. Learn more: linkedin.com/jobs/view/80572…
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Tuesday's #RealTalkRJ:
Parkland County Fire Chief Brian Cornforth tells us how he & his crew prevented major loss at the Jasper Park Lodge.
Plus, we check in with Canada's preeminent wildfire expert Dr. @mikeflannigan. What should we learn from Jasper?
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🔥 @ILInationhood featured Dr. @ChristiansonAmy in a Q&A discussing Cultural Fire's vital role in wildland management. Key points include using fire for forest regeneration and ecosystem health, with initiatives like Muskrats to Moose showcasing successful cultural burns.
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Canadian WILDFIRE UPDATE 🇨🇦🔥
Dr. Mike Flannigan and I discuss the current and expected wildfire conditions across Canada in the coming days and weeks.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=1N3afGRG…
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The new reality of wildfire in BC. Now that area burned has passed 600,000 ha the area burned in 2017-2024 has burned more area than 1950-2016 (67 years). Of course, the 2024 fire season is far from over.
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🟠 Fires🔥 in the #NorthwestTerritories, #Canada🇨🇦 (Lat: 64.98, Lng: -119.17) - July 14th, 2024 #Copernicus🇪🇺 #Sentinel-2🛰️ File-Size ▶️ flic.kr/p/2q4ddya #OpenData #SciComm Image is about 62 kilometers wide #fire #wildfire
Job opportunity: Multiple Fire Analyst Positions, Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service - Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Closes 4 July emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.…
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Congratulations to Natasha Broznitsky - BC Wildfire Service on receiving the prestigious “Early Career Award in Fire Operations” from the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF). Well deserved! @IAWF @BCGovFireInfo
#Lidar is revolutionizing wildfire & ecological research in Canada. Experts from @tdygeospatial @ParksCanada and @HatfieldConsult talk the latest tools, techniques, & uses during the 2nd offering of the @CanadaWildfire and @uLethbridge lidar course! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
View last week's webinar with Jesse Wallace-Webb. Understanding the links between sleep, shift length, stress, and brain function. #wildfire #firefighters #Canada youtu.be/wFRJkbGi8l0?si=fdXO…