Public Policy Review - Fire Services

Across Canada, there is no other first-line profession that relies on volunteers as much as the fire service.?

There were approximately 90,000 volunteer firefighters working for fire departments across Canada in 2022, making up 71 per cent of the country’s total firefighting force. Only 29 per cent of Canadian firefighters are career firefighters, according to The Great Canadian Fire Census 2022 report.?

The annual fire census report is published by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC). Founded in 1909, CAFC is an independent, non-profit organization representing approximately 3,500 fire departments across Canada.?

There are another 15,000 firefighters needed, many of those positions are volunteer based.?

“No other first-line and first response professions out there has that high of a percentage of volunteers,” said Dan Heney, the regional fire chief for the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority (BRFA).?

Source - https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/bonnyville-news/volunteers-are-the-backbone-of-canadas-fire-service-6872330

Full-Time Fire Service / Canada

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1. Wildfire management - https://www.firefightingincanada.com/afca-calls-for-unified-strategy-on-wildfire-prevention-and-response/
2. EV fires - https://www.investigatetv.com/2024/02/16/why-electric-vehicle-fires-are-real-pain-point-firefighters/
3. Form / PFAS - https://www.usfa.fema.gov/blog/firefighting-foams-pfas-vs-fluorine-free-foams/
4. Data and AI - https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/generative-ai-wildfires-chooch/
5. Equipment - https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3238211/chinese-ai-drone-system-aims-hit-fires-hard-reach-places-they-turn-big-blazes
6. Budgets - https://www.mapleridge.ca/716/2024-2028-Financial-Plan-2024-Budget
7. Fire / Building - https://wildfiretoday.com/2022/06/01/some-homes-being-rebuilt-in-paradise-ca-will-be-very-wildfire-resistant/
8. Whitehorse / Firebreaks - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/whitehorse-building-first-permanent-firebreak-1.7018183
9. Wildfire - https://globalnews.ca/news/10297257/alberta-wildfire-union-firefighters-2024/
10. Challenges - https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-department-management/articles/10-challenges-facing-the-american-fire-service-according-to-chatgpt-pP7R6h1OthsAH6gJ/

Paul Young is a former IBM Senior Customer Success Manager that has deployed over 300 data and AI solutions across geographies and industries for the past 8 years. Paul Young is an ESG SME that assist clients across geographies and industries with their ESG adoption including the data journey.

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