Safety and Training

March 18, 2026 / 1 minute

This is why we train – chainsaw graduates get inspired

Trainers like what they do, and they are going to tell you why. At Yukon First Nations Wildfire, training is all about helping people and being safe. Here’s a bit of inspiration and enthusiasm from graduates of the recent Chainsaw Train the Trainer course, out of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.

February 27, 2026 / 5 minutes

A new national prescribed burning training program for Canada

Canada is lifting its commitment to prescribed fire with the establishment of a new national training program funded by a large injection of philanthropic money. The new $CAD 8 million Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (CPFTP), is co-developed by the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus and the Weston Family Foundation. Launched this

January 21, 2026 / 5 minutes

A lasting lesson and teaching event legacy of the 1961 Western Australian bushfires

In 1961, from 20 to 24 January, a series of large, destructive bushfires burned in the forested south-west region of Western Australia. A subsequent Royal Commission investigated causes and made recommendations to enhance controlled burning that had profound implications, not only in the tall eucalypts of the south-west WA, but

January 13, 2026 / 1 minute

Help reduce cancer in the fire service

January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. Follow in the footsteps of tens of thousands of US firefighters who are making an impact on firefighter health and safety. Join the NIOSH National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer. All US firefighters can join the NFR for Cancer, whether you