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This is the sort of success stories we need to both promote but also unfortunately highlights some of the behind the scenes legal crimes that has the US so upset. It also speaks to some loopholes that are being exploited that I view as legislatively difficult but also necessary as it needs to...

Part of the issue for me is that while there is a lot of talk about physical presence at the border - and I'll let the CBSA, RCMP and CAF argue on the best role to manage that piece what is not being talked about is the financial side. When I think of the BC report on money laundering by gangs...

TBM's were a mainstay across much of Canada - in multiple fleets - up until 2012 in New Brunswick at least. I last saw one in BC in the late 1980's. Big brutes of a machine that were set up for carrying torpedoes with a bay...and easily converted to water bombers. Forest Protection Limited...

Talking with the CALFIRE guys a couple of years ago when on holidays regarding this program. 1) you're only eligible to apply if you're serving time for minor crimes. So not all prisoners are eligible. 2) you have to volunteer. This is a critical part. And then pass the fitness test. 3)...

Wildfire is annual fitness test - required for duty Qualifications at least in my province expire after 5 years...but are renewed as long as you keep deploying in that role (i.e. show currency in knowledge). Some roles like air attack officers have to complete annual qualification checks...

When I think of the current state and effectiveness I'm often reminded of the lead time needed to stand up and equip forces. Even under WW2 standards destroyers often took 2 years to build from order time to initial launch. So for the RCN it needs to be large enough to not only be mission...

https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/the-predictable-decline-of-the-forest-industry/ I'm dealing with the same issue here locally in Alberta due to MPB surge cuts coming off and wildfire impacts. But short summery according this article: AAC in BC was ~52 million pre mountain...

Well lets see...I have clients who also operate in BC. Wood prices are generally 25-50% cheaper in Alberta than BC. And the prices I'm hearing in the SE states are 10% of that. Why? a few big things: 1) BC sets stumpage rates based upon the average of the previous years prices. But...

I think critical mass counts....and if it's not mass it better be extremely effective. If we're offering 2x 105 artillery pieces then it's not even statistical noise. Two fully armed, equipped modern battalions of long range fire capacity might make more sense if you can replace 20% of...

So what does Canada supply? Needs to be mobile/responsive, and somewhat timely. RCN ocean control is one mission sure. RCAF maritime air space/F-35 reinforcement? I also think of strategic air lift to get undamaged factory/depot supplies to Europe to replace losses. Canadian Army? DART...

While I wish I could have seen it in operation (was on the wrong part of the fire last time it out here) it's also got serious issues in regards to parts. Current state of the sister airframe going to Arizona...

A decent number of CL-215's and CL-415's had gone through some major overhauls. For example the Alberta CL-215's were upgraded through major rebuild to CL-215T and some of the CL-415's have been upgraded to CL-415 EAF. But yes...many have many hard hours of flying upon the airframes and...

Well tools like this also exist: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/ Choose your adventure and hazard. I'm not aware of any similar based system in Canada but there has been pushes for something similar and many agencies are starting work on creating provincial versions of such products.

There are a couple of CL-415s if I recall off hand on contract to the USFS under AeroFlight. However scooper aircraft need water bodies to work off of so for the SW states they are much more limited in terms of operational effectiveness...and scooping from the ocean is not a normal practice...

Winter wildfires in a Canadian context are unusual to say the least. But in the US the fire hazard moves around and what is "off season" in Canada still remains active in the US especially in the southern States. This is one of many different prediction/overview outlook tools run in the US...

Interesting and would need a few beers with the US guys to dig into this more. In the back of my mind though is also what many coworkers have said after deploying to other US states (I never have for clarity) is "god it's complex and the rules constantly change by parcel of land". You don't...

To be honest it looks more like a staging area which would also explain the number of fire engines/police either getting briefed on assignments/staff transition/holding patterns. But makes for good video to show that number of people involved. Arson is always a problem. California also...

Thoguhts: 1) constant off shore/on shore winds daily known as the Santa Anas which cause updrafts/down drafts along the mountain edge. Frankly it's right nasty ground to fight fires in due to winds funneling/slope effects/lack of moisture. Very glad my department at least doesn't deploy...

Thanks FJAG, Not at all up to speed on heavy armour or artillery. I've seen a few units on Avalanche duty in BC but mostly it's the old forts like the Halifax citadel where I see the guns. And black powder sure isn't what we dealing with in this discussion here. For reference the...