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Forest Protection Offices  
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.

How to Become a Fire Fighter  
Describes what training is needed and where to apply if you wish to be considered for work in forest fire fighting.

Protecting Your Home From Wildfire  
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 site and the building itself.

Provincial Wildfire Management Strategies  
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.

Campfire Safety Brochure  
How to start and put out your campfire safely.

Requesting Wildfire Suppression Assistance  

Saskatchewan Environment protocol for providing assistance on municipal fires.  See page two for form.

Responsible Burning  
Explains when burning permits are needed, where to get them and precautions to take when burning.

Suppression Responsibilities  
Wildfire responsibilities within Saskatchewan.

Wildfire Risk  
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.

Reclamation Manual  
Concerning impacts caused by wildfire suppression.