Natural Resources Canada: Canada and Alberta Announce Major Investment to Purchase More Wildfire Equipment
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Canada and Alberta Announce Major Investment to Purchase More Wildfire Equipment by Natural Resources Canada on Thursday 01 August 2024 07:49 PM UTC+00 | Tags: news-releases Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, with the Honourable Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, announced a joint investment of over $57 million over five years under the Government of Canada's Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program – Equipment Fund (FMWCC). This funding is already supporting Alberta's efforts to purchase key wildland firefighting equipment as well as hire and train key personnel to enhance provincial readiness and capacity to prepare for and respond to wildland fires. So far, Alberta has purchased aircraft parts, general wildfire equipment including pumps and hoses, and telecommunications equipment such as radios and transmitters, and has invested in better predictive services. Tags:
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