Cat Zens
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Communications Officer @ Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange, huge Swiftie, Sask born and raised 🌾
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Federal funding cuts have forced wildland firefighters to cancel prescribed burns, which help prevent wildfires.
“We will be more vulnerable to a catastrophic fire in the future as a result,” one firefighter said.
“We will be more vulnerable to a catastrophic fire in the future as a result,” one firefighter said.
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Federal funding cuts have forced wildland firefighters to cancel prescribed burns, which help prevent wildfires.
“We will be more vulnerable to a catastrophic fire in the future as a result,” one firefighter said.
“We will be more vulnerable to a catastrophic fire in the future as a result,” one firefighter said.