A federal fleet of water bombers could help control forest fires
Glenn McGillivray is managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and adjunct professor of disaster and emergency management at York University.
It also arranges for the use of out-of-country resources, both in terms of equipment and people. And while it most often looks south of the border for help, from time to time it needs to bring in boots on the ground from other places. This year, along with at least 600 “hot shots” and “smoke jumpers” and hardware from the U.S., CIFFC has brought in assistance from South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, France, Spain and, soon, Mexico.
The suggestion is that the federal government purchase its own air tankers and house these within Parks Canada. These could be used in federal parks in lieu of contracts with private suppliers, but also be made available to the provinces and territories in times of crisis.
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