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LETTER: National wildfire fighting force, protection for uninsured homeowners needed

The letter urges a full-time national firefighting organization and a homeowner backstop as insurers warn premiums may rise beyond what many can afford.

While the fire season is front of mind, there are three important changes we need to be moving towards in Canada today, not continuing to ignore these problems after the immediate fire threat and smoke has cleared. First, there is a need for a large-scale fire fighting organization of full-time trained experts, which can be deployed in emergencies and work on mitigation in the ever shortening off-season. It makes sense, as others have suggested,…

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Sicamous Eagle Valley News broke the news in Salmon Arm, Canada on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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