Webinar: Exploring Fatigue in Wildland Firefighters: Understanding the Links Between Sleep, Shift Length, Stress, and Brain Function with Jesse Wallace-Webb
May 10, 2024, 9:30MT/11:30 ET #Firefighters #wildfire canadawildfire.org/webinarsandcou…

🔥As wildfire season begins, it's crucial to prepare. #2: Establish an effective evacuation plan prior to the wildfire season that is specific to your community. Learn more in our Book. Link in Bio. #FNWEPtips #EvacuationEfforts

Hundreds of people are walking from Edmonton’s city hall through downtown for #RedDressDay .

They’re raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada.

🔥Delve into 'Centering Indigenous Voices: Exploring the Role of Fire in the Boreal Forest of North America' to learn more about the deep connection between Indigenous people, fire, and landscapes. Full article at: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
#ResearchInsights #IndigenousKnowledge

🔥FNWEP's 2021 book is on sale! Based on interviews with 200+ wildfire evacuees, it's packed with insights on evacuation preparedness. Get it at UBC Press. Link in Bio! Proceeds support Indigenous students at the UofA. Share your feedback! #FNWEPresearch

literally crying in the club (my office)

''There was not one single drop of water to be seen,' he said. 'To see that, it's just gives you such a feeling of hopelessness and sadness for the wildlife and for the country and for the people that live in it.'' cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

“This Indigenous stewardship tradition of clearing, landscaping, and burning mimics natural disturbances, which create a diverse mosaic of habitats and trigger beneficial growth patterns in certain plants.” • The Revelator therevelator.org/fire-for-water…

🔥As wildfire season begins, it's crucial to prepare. #1: allocate funding for a full-time emergency manager. This expert should be well-trained and equipped to coordinate responses in case of wildfires. Learn more in our Book. Link in Bio #EvacuationEfforts #WildfirePreparedness

OMG! Truly amazing to see the rare white albino moose last night in Central, Alberta.
Being Cree I call it the spirit moose which we believe is good fortune, luck and a good omen. #albinomoose #TeamTanner ᴛʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴀɴɴᴇʀ Nature Alberta

📢 April newsletter is out now! mailchi.mp/firesticks.org… We give you the lowdown on the upcoming first-of-its-kind National Indigenous Women's Fire Workshop. Plus, hear about some deadly Cultural Burns happening on Gomeroi and Djiringanj Countries.🔥

Anyone know where this is from? The info on it is mostly false and has no scientific backing. I wish they’d focus on fire safety messaging rather than fake “facts”

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🔥 CBC News emphasizes the need for prepared host communities amid evacuations led by ISN-Maskwa for Kashechewan First Nation. Dive into Maia Foster-Sanchez's thesis for insights into addressing negative impacts and enhancing host-evacuee interactions. #ResearchInsights

The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) & District of #Chetwynd have issued a #BC Emergency Alert & #Evacuation Order for the Pine River area due to #BC wildfire. This wildfire is a threat to life & safety. Impacted residents must EVACUATE NOW. More info:
ow.ly/SsfP50RnF4G #BC Wildfire #BC Hwy97

Peguis First Nation launches $1B flood damages lawsuit against feds, province and 2 municipalities
First Nation, forcibly displaced in 1907, claims government failed to provide safe place to live
In a statement of claim filed before the Manitoba Court
cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

🔥Dr. Tara McGee, FNWEP co-founder, shared insights on climate emergencies and evacuated populations' health at the Public Health 2024 Conference Cdn Public Health Assoc.. Check out the highlights! #ph24sp
Photo 01: Dr. Tara McGee (left) alongside the Panel moderator Dr. Theresa Tam (right)

This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. The MD of Peace No. 135 has updated it’s wildfire alert due to an Evacuation Order.
There is a wildfire burning southeast of the intersection, moving northwest toward the impacted area.
Everyone within 5 km of the intersection of Township Road…

'Prior to colonization, cultural burning practices were extensive across the study landscape with an estimated 6972 annual ignitions, averaging approximately 6.5 ignitions per Indigenous fire steward per year.'

Very low water, windy (due to a chinook), and dry today with massive amounts of soil erosion at the Crowsnest River input into the Oldman Reservoir, Alberta. The high and typical water marks show how abnormally dry it is this spring.