'It weighs on you': Ontario wildland firefighters being overworked due to lack of resources, union says
July 5, 2025
The union for Ontario's wildland firefighters is calling for a funding increase as they struggle with a lack of resources during a particularly trying season. "As summers go on and fires get more intense with the heat, so too does our fatigue," says a wildfire crew leader who's VP of the local OPSEU union.
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