Canadian firefighters already ready for a new forest fire season. After a record summer last year, firefighters are preparing for the worst.
In Alberta, the 2024 fire season was declared ten days earlier than usual, at the end of February. The objective is to quickly mobilize the troops, after a catastrophic summer of 2023 where 2.2 million hectares went up in smoke in the province, or the entire surface area of Israel. To count on provincial firefighters, first count on their helicopters. To quote Scott Roder, team dynamics are essential part of the job.