National Indigenous Fire Safety Council
Conseil national autochtone de la sécurité-incendie

NIFSC Fire Safety Conference and National Firefighting Competition 2022

The 2022 Fire Safety Conference and National Firefighting Competition has come to a close.

Thank you to our co-hosts Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management and the Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association for a successful event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

This event brought together Indigenous firefighters from across Canada, industry experts from fire and emergency management, government officials and the public for a three-day conference that focused on issues pertinent to the Indigenous Fire Service.

Thank you to the sponsors of this year’s event – Indigenous Services Canada

2022 Firefighter Competition

National Firefighting Competition 1st Place Winners 2022

Team Nemaska from the Quebec Region

National Firefighting Competition 2nd Place Winners 2022

Black Lake Denesuline First Nation from the Saskatchewan Region

National Firefighting Competition 3rd Place Winners 2022

Saik'uz First Nations from British Columbia

National Firefighting Competition Most Sportsmanlike Team 2022

Mathias Colomb Cree Nation from the Manitoba Region

National Firefighting Competition 2022

Group Photo

2022 Fire Safety Conference


Nathan Wright, Executive Director, NIFSC; Blaine Wiggins, Sr. Director, IFMS; the Honourable Minister Hajdu; and NIFSC Board President, Michelle Vandevord

NIFSC Board of Directors at the Fire Safety Conference

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Conference Michelle Vandevord and Pam Damoff

NIFSC Fire Safety Conference 2022

NIFSC Board President, Michelle Vandevord, and the Honourable Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety.