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The Toronto area is packed with highrises, but it’s not exempt from rising wildfire risk. The ravine system that runs through the city is home to flammable trees and shrubs, and increasing development is encroaching on nearby farmland, putting buildings in harm’s way. On Thursday, the Ontario NDP introduced the Protecting Ontario from Urban Wildfires Act to address that rising risk. If passed, the bill will require the province to create an urban wildfires advisory committee. It would be responsible for assessing and identifying risk in urban areas of the province, and then creating prevention, response and recovery measures. “Unlike remote wildfires, an urban wildfire here in our big city can spread within minutes, up hills toward homes, apartment blocks, schools and touching critical infrastructure. And because many of these ravines connect directly to major dense neighbourhoods, the fires never stay contained,” said Kristyn Wong-Tam, NDP MPP who co-sponsored the bill. [A subscription to the National Observer may be required for story access]