Wildfires

As wildfire activity intensifies across British Columbia, WorkSafeBC is calling on employers to review their emergency evacuation plans and prepare for situations where workers may need to leave a worksite… …

By Farhan M. Asrar I woke up today seeing that my windows appeared to have an yellow/orange tint to them, signalling that wildfire smoke was upon my city and reminding… …

Wildfire smoke has pushed air quality across much of southern Ontario into the orange, or “very poor,” category this week, prompting renewed attention to existing provincial and workplace safety guidance… …

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has pulled three Bird Dog aircraft from wildfire duty while it conducts a safety review. The move follows a crash involving the same aircraft… …

WorkSafeBC is calling on British Columbia employers to put hazard controls in place before summer weather creates dangerous conditions for workers. The workers’ compensation regulator says heat, wildfire smoke and… …

The New Brunswick government has bought four new Fire Boss aircraft to help fight wildfires, the Department of Natural Resources announced May 19. The amphibious planes can scoop water from… …

Manitoba’s Department of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures has been fined $100,000 after a wildfire worker died when an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled over while on duty in 2022. The… …

The British Columbia Ministry of Forests must release portions of internal wildfire safety reports it had withheld from a journalist, after an adjudicator at the Office of the Information and… …

A new guide from Camfil Canada examines the air filtration challenges facing Canadian industrial and commercial facilities, with particular focus on regional climate variations and sector-specific contamination risks. The resource… …