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One of the better examples of a success story is the change to the Red River Flood plain. Sorry I don't have a link to the exact policy but it's my understanding that following the last major flood - with all levels of government involved - was that future insurance coverage would only be...

Well when you consider the 2016 Fort McMurray Fire spotted across the Athabasca River over a 1km in the middle of the night when under a normal day fire behavoir would be moderate to low burning conditions due to humidity recovery/temp change it shows how reliance on a single feature can lead to...

now add in any key infrastructure outside the "town" such as power transformers/water treatment plants/key employment industries and rural population concentrations. That's when it gets really messy on what sort of area is involved. Now assuming you do all of that how is the access? do you...

This is why - at least in rural Canada - you're seeing much more chatter around Fire Smart tactics around rural towns and addresses. It's that interface between tree gardens -> park -> plantation at a much smaller scale but it does make a huge difference. For some of the isolated and...

To be honest...no they are not the same trade. Similar skill set and we can talk species to species or tactic to tactic but European Forestry and Canadian Forestry are not the same. For context much of the US forestry is similar to European forestry. In Canada - in the boreal forest and...

https://skiesmag.com/news/coulson-aviation-bring-another-c130-airtanker-online-summer/ Here's the source of some of the C-130's 5 x Norway - C-130H in a range of status. 1- EC-130Q - crashed while on wildfire operations in Australia 2020 1 - L-100 They are also involved - via the US division...

This is the one I was thinking of - which was a mix of CAF Reg Force and Reserves - but also involved industry and full community involvement. Massive disaster response exercise planned in Thunder Bay region Unfortunately it's a rare beast to have been done at this scale - which is needed.

There is also the issue that some of the new airframes comes with export restrictions and/or usage. Coulson for example has a L-100 (civilian model C-130) a C-130Q (that had very limited use and single squadron usage) and ???. So very selective airframes eligible and this is not 1960's...

Keep in mind most contracts are multi-year deals though so it's not like they are hired ad hoc each year. There is unfortunately very few extra airframes around and if you think military procurement tenders are messy with politics then don't touch air tankers. But you're bidding on a...

Thanks childs56, I've only seen smaller bush planes operating in Northern Ontario via floats or dealt with paved strips. Not familiar which what all airframes can handle so it's good to get more insight.

Not sure where the seed supply - although that can be fixed relatively quickly - for each province is at. There are rules around species and both longitude and latitude where trees can be planted on crown land. Private land is different though... Then where are the nurseries to grow these...

I hope not... Today's article on Carbon emmissions from fires: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-fire-emissions-2023-1.6948761 1 Megatonne = 1,000,000 tonnes Carbon tax is $65/Tonne That would mean the NWT alone would owe $6,310,850,000 in Carbon Tax. For reference their entire 2023...

I'm not aware of any push, currently, for a national standard for training/certification the way the US for example does it. NWCG Position Task Book Catalog | NWCG or https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims/components/position-task-books I would also highlight that only in the last year...

Alberta - How we fight wildfires. Only wildfire NWT - Wildfire operations | Environment and Climate Change. Yukon - Get emergency updates | Government of Yukon Note they cover all hazards SK - Emergencies and Response | SPSA. Again covers more than fire. MB - Enter content title ON -...

Coulson already has 3? C-130's of different models set up for air tankers. The USFS has a number of C-130's they were "sold" from the USAF stocks that were supposed to be converted but have been running into a whole different set of politics. I get the point that civilian contractors could...

In the context of the Ukraine I fully understand your post. I'm thinking more wildfire response, High River Flooding, Hurricane damage response where RCMP (or equivalent) ensures the local security while the response force deals with augmenting the provincial/municipal response...

Great post and it aligns a lot with what I think. I would however argue that an expansion of budget, tied to specific roles/duties being manned up, is an viable option. For example this is part of the Greek Air Force: https://www.haf.gr/en/equipment/canadair-cl-215gr/ Now what happens...

I'll be honest...this is something that I don't want. Security should be handled by specialized forces - RCMP/Peace Officers/ Armed Forces. I don't want to see a bunch of partially trained staff handling fire arms or dealing with the public in high stress situations. I'm thinking of the...

These already exist - each province has a provincial center - Kamloops BC, Edmonton AB, Prince Albert SK etc.. and there tends to be warehouse/supply/camp infrastructure distributed around each province already funded by the provinces. Each province also either owns or contracts water...

Personally...I'd rather the regular force Army be tasked with military missions than constantly juggling ad-hoc mission taskings that disrupt both training and frankly the family balance troops will need in order to retain folks long term. The reserves - this is where I think Domestic Ops...