Bashaw approves wildfire deployment plan, calls for firefighter pay agreement - The Stettler Independent

Bashaw approves wildfire deployment plan, calls for firefighter pay agreement - The Stettler Independent

Bashaw Council has approved a request from the fire department that will allow appropriately trained members to deploy to provincial wildfires during the 2026 wildfire season. The decision was made during the June 24 council meeting. The request approval follows a similar approval in November 2024, which granted permission for town firefighters to deploy during the 2025 firefighting season. One requirement of the approval stipulated that a suffi…