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Climate Change & the Environment

Wildfires and fire risks platforms

Here's what the 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador election parties are promising.

Liberal
  • Legislate standardised reimbursement and compensation guidelines for volunteer firefighters, search and rescue, and organisations involved in large-scale designated emergencies

    "To confirm this appreciation, we will introduce legislation to establish standardized reimbursement and compensation guidelines to ensure that volunteer firefighters, search and rescue members, and service organizations involved in large-scale designated emergencies receive fair compensation for their equipment, time and efforts." — nlliberals.ca, retrieved 2025-10-02

  • Double the volunteer firefighter and search and rescue tax credit
  • Procure a heavy lift helicopter to ensure availability throughout the fire season

    "A re-elected Liberal government will procure a heavy lift helicopter to ensure availability throughout the fire season. These aircraft played a crucial role in this season’s efforts, and we will also explore usage of the heavy lift helicopters for other emergencies." — nlliberals.ca, retrieved 2025-10-02

  • Procure two bird dog aircraft
  • Purchase mobile incident command trailers, and pre-deploy them around the province

    "This summer’s wildfires also demonstrated the importance of having mobile incident command trailers to provide planning and communications facilities in rural areas. A Liberal government will therefore also purchase mobile incident command trailers that will be pre-deployed around the province, ready to respond on a moment’s notice." — nlliberals.ca, retrieved 2025-10-02

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  • Provide funding to communities for building permanent firebreaks, sprinkler systems, and monitoring equipment for critical infrastructure
  • Provide funding to communities to purchase protective equipment and tools for volunteer fire departments
  • Establish a Provincial Meritorious Service Medal to honour volunteers and emergency services personnel

    "Finally, we will establish a new Provincial Meritorious Service Medal to honour those volunteers and emergency services personnel who make exceptional contributions during times of crisis." — nlliberals.ca, retrieved 2025-10-02

PC
  • Provide volunteer firefighters with training and equipment to respond to floods, forest fires, medical calls, and other emergencies, including wildland coveralls for every volunteer department

    "Provide volunteer firefighters with training and equipment to respond to floods, forest fires, medical calls, and other emergencies. The Liberals only committed to purchasing wildland coveralls for 35 volunteer fire departments; we will make sure that every volunteer fire department has the wildland coveralls they need." — pcnl.ca, retrieved 2025-10-06

  • Double the Volunteer Firefighter and Search and Rescue Tax Credits
  • Hire 50 more wildland firefighters, and recruit wildland firefighters four weeks earlier each year
  • Prioritise repairing the fifth water bomber, and station it in Labrador

    "Maintain a fully operational and staffed water bomber fleet. A PC government will make re- pairs to the fifth water bomber a priority, so it can return to operation. Once repaired, it will be stationed and at the ready in Labrador." — For All of Us, retrieved 2025-10-08

NDP
  • Hire permanent wildfire prevention staff
  • Restore the water bomber fleet to full capacity

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