About 70 provincial civil servants have signed up to become wildfire fighters as part of the provincial government's plan to better prepare Prince Edward Island for future fire seasons.
A spokesperson said volunteer firefighters already know how wildfires spread, and diverse applicants were targeted "to help increase the diversity in the wildland firefighter community within Canada."Not everyone who applied for the opportunity will end up being trained, the minister said. The job requires candidates to be physically fit.
A helicopter flies over a forest fire in Nova Scotia. Part of the training for P.E.I. civil servants who have signed up to be trained as forest firefighters includes jumping out of an active helicopter. "As each individual demonstrates their ability to operate in more complex situations, they will be give greater levels of responsibilities and training," the provincial spokesperson said in an emailed statement.The Ontario government contracts private companies to train its forest firefighters. It is a five-day course, said Dave Cowan, a trainer with Fire1, a group that does wildland firefighter training out of North Bay.
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