Here in Ontario firefighters make close to 100K after a few years work.  Their shifs are 24 hr 7 days a month.  No wonder most if not all of them work cash jobs as they have so much free time.  Most of their time is duplicitous work against the EMS, false calls, sleeping, watching the Leafs of TV, eating tax funded wonder ful meals, and fighting the ODD fire.  I know a captain after 25 years and never personally had to get in harms way with a fire.  An old neighbour who is a retired ff once said me.....one of the greatest challenges is....who is going to cook dinner tonight.  This is a true story folks. 

How are the boys and girls out in Alta paid??