Public Safety committee  Yes, most of our first nations firefighters in Canada are volunteer firefighters. There are very few who aren't.

Public Safety committee  It all depends on the band, on the insurance the band has for its employees. They have to make sure there is specific insurance that would cover what we would consider a firefighter for the band. We don't have a whole lot of information on that. We have had instances where some

Public Safety committee  Yes. We need to provide more information to both the federal government and the community leaders, the elected officials themselves, on how to handle the PTSD and emotional problems within the communities. I heard you mention the non-traditional first responders in relation to

Public Safety committee  Yes, we're very happy that this is coming to light, and we hope something is going to be done for our first nations communities, because we really need something federally put in place. As was mentioned, Ontario and Alberta have presumptive legislation. But that is provincial leg

Public Safety committee  Thank you for inviting me on behalf of the Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada. We're glad that we got an opportunity to present some information that we have on our first nations first responders. Of course, I deal with mainly the firefighters, the fire departments, th