President Bilous spoke with 9 local news outlets earlier this week to keep shining a light on the unprecedented levels of fires and emergency calls your Winnipeg Firefighters are called to – something has to give.
“In 2023, the WFD responded to 3,389 fires – an increase of approximately 33% over 2022 and an 87% increase since 2019.”
CBC:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-firefighters-vacant-building-fires-1.7280382
GLOBAL:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10652520/winnipeg-dramatic-increase-fires-stats/
