Indigenous firefighters lead fire safety efforts after record Canadian wildfires
Dec 05, 2023 10:14AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: The National Indigenous Fire Safety Council staff. Image: National Indigenous Fire Safety Council
By Great Lakes Echo Staff - Great Lakes Echo - December 5, 2023
By Great Lakes Echo Staff - Great Lakes Echo - December 5, 2023
Canada is turning to Indigenous fire safety knowledge after record wildfires raged across the country last summer.
Canada’s 2023 wildfire season began early and ended late, producing 6,600 fires by October, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory. While this number is not unusual, the fires were bigger than ever, some earning the status of “megafires.”
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