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Can't shop Canadian: 80 per cent of Canada's aging firefighting equipment comes from the U.S.

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The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) is warning Canada ’s escalating trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump could impact fire departments around the nation to the tune of billions .

CAFC president and Red Deer Chief of Emergency Services Ken McMullen is asking for an exemption on fire and emergency equipment from retaliatory tariffs.

The CAFC has been on record for years seeking better support for fire departments.

“Nobody has told us that this is a bad idea,” McMullen says.

He calls his group “pragmatic, and not political.” The fire department says it has had conversations with all levels of government and with all parties.

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