‘It weighs on you’: Ontario wildland firefighters being overworked due to lack of resources, union says

‘It weighs on you’: Ontario wildland firefighters being overworked due to lack of resources, union says

The union representing Ontario's wildland firefighters says they're working long hours that are contributing to "fatigue," and is calling for a funding increase to address a lack of resources."Historically Ontario's had about 180 four-person fire crews," said Noah Freedman, a wildfire

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