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'It weighs on you': Ontario wildland firefighters being overworked due to lack of resources, union says

Province has shortage of firefighters, waterbomber pilots

CBC News

The union representing Ontario's wildland firefighters says they're working long hours that are contributing to "fatigue," and is calling for a funding increase to address a lack of resources.

"Historically Ontario's had about 180 four-person fire crews," said Noah Freedman, a wildfire crew leader in northwestern Ontario and vice-president of Local 703 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

"That's not accounting for all the changes," he said. "Things are getting hotter, seasons a…

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'It weighs on you': Ontario wildland firefighters being overworked due to lack of resources, union says

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