What On Earth18:50Why we need “all hands on deck” in the fight against wildfires.
It’s going to take a full team effort to combat wildfires in Alberta and across Canada, says Jane Park. But for that, she says, the firefighting field needs to become a whole lot more welcoming.
“The fire industry is very male dominated,” Park told What On Earth host Laura Lynch.
Park is the fire and vegetation specialist for Parks Canada’s Banff field unit. The Korean-Canadian is one of the leaders running a workshop there called Women in Fire Training Exchange (WTREX), which aims to bring more diversity into firefighting.
“We’re
