After a grueling wildfire season, Hay River, N.W.T., looks at how it compensates volunteer firefighters

"I've always done it for the passion of the community,” says a long-time volunteer firefighter in Hay River, N.W.T. But after weeks of working alongside well-paid wildland firefighters this summer, some are questioning the compensation offered to volunteers.

After a grueling wildfire season, Hay River, N.W.T., looks at how it compensates volunteer firefighters
Three firefighters are seen working in a burned area of forest.

"I've always done it for the passion of the community,” says a long-time volunteer firefighter in Hay River, N.W.T. But after weeks of working alongside well-paid wildland firefighters this summer, some are questioning the compensation offered to volunteers.