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Making fire your friend
A prescribed burn saved lives and homes on this B.C. First Nation, offering a glimpse at firefighting’s future
Kamloops area First Nation has message in wake of devastating wildfire
When he was a boy, Ron Tomma would leave after breakfast to run freely with his brother through their ancestral territory.
Healing the Heroes
Firefighters Honoured at Chawathil First Nation.
42% of wildfire evacuations occur in Indigenous communities, researcher
Indigenous people across Canada are routinely dealing with wildfires but jurisdictional issues and colonization contribute to create a different situation.
Canada: generations old and new scramble to contain fires burning at record pace
Fighting fire with fire
How a B.C. Indigenous community is reintroducing traditional fire knowledge and practices to manage land vulnerable to wildfires
OUR HOMETOWN: Matt Lees enjoys working and living in Williams Lake
At the suggestion of his best friend at the time, Matt Lees applied to work at the Cariboo Fire Centre when he was 18 and was hired on for the summer as a firefighter.
Simpcw Indigenous Initial Attack Crew
Just north of Kamloops, B.C., sits Chu Chua, home of the Simpcw First Nation and the first Indigenous Initial Attack (IIA) crew for the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).