Chief Ken McMullen: Why Canada Needs a National Fire Strategy

Wildfires expose how responsibility for public safety is shared—and sometimes fragmented—across systems that are not always designed to work together.

Chief Ken McMullen, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, makes the case for stronger coordination as fires increasingly move from remote landscapes into the communities where people live.

Chief McMullen spoke at The Walrus Talks Wildfires in Saskatoon on April 1, 2026.

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