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Forest Protection Offices |
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Contains the location for each of the Fire Management and Forest Protection Branch's
area offices and provides the name and phone number of a contact person at each.
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How to Become a Fire Fighter |
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Describes what training is needed and where to apply if you wish to be considered for work in forest fire fighting.
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Protecting Your Home From Wildfire |
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People who live in a wildland/urban interface area are responsible for
protecting their homes and property form the risk of wildfire. The
Wildfire Hazard
Assessment System provides a complete assessment of the fire hazard a
property is exposed to, from the perspective of the general area, local
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Provincial Wildfire
Management Strategies |
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The objectives of our
management strategies are: to continue to protect the things that are
most important to people; to allow fire to play a more natural and
beneficial role on the landscape and; to reduce the chance of the extreme
costs that have become common in fire management jurisdictions all over
North America and around the world.
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Responsible Burning |
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Explains when burning permits are needed, where to get them and precautions to take when burning.
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Wildfire Risk |
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Homes, cottages and businesses built in or near forested lands in
Saskatchewan are vulnerable to wildfire, despite the best efforts of rural fire departments and the province's forest fire suppression forces.
Is your property at risk? The Wildfire
Hazard Assessment System will help you determine your hazard rating
(from low to extreme) and the "Are You at Risk
From Wildfire?" checklist can help improve your preparedness for
wildfire.
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