The union representing Ontario’s forest firefighters wants their job titles reclassified, which they say could result in higher pay and bolster recruitment and retention among their ranks. Noah Freedman, the vice-president of OPSEU Local 703, says the province currently classifies forest firefighters as resource technicians. He says that role does not properly recognize the dangerous work forest firefighters do… nor allow them to recruit and train young firefighters for the long term. “If the government were to reclassify us as wildland firefighters, then we would be compensated appropriately for the dangers we face and toxins we breathe,” he said. The starting pay for resource technicians in Ontario is currently $25 an hour. …Caroline Mulroney, the president of the Treasury Board, said an organizational review of firefighting classification by the Ontario Public Service is currently underway.” No timeline for the review was provided.