Mike Flannigan
Mike Flannigan is a professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., who argues for the establishment of a federal firefighting force to enhance rapid response capabilities for wildfires across Canada.
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Mike Flannigan is a fire scientist at Thompson Rivers University in Canada and commented on the study.
Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires | Climate crisis
United Kingdom· 2026-02-19
Mike Flannigan is an emergency management and fire science expert at Thompson Rivers University.
US and Canada fight over who's to blame for wildfiresUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-25
Mike Flannigan, a professor specializing in emergency management, advocates for a national firefighting service for rapid deployment.
Canada doesn’t have a national firefighting agency. This fall is decision time on whether to build one
Canada· 2025-08-23
Mike Flannigan, the BC research chair for predictive services, emergency management and fire science at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, discussed the climate crisis's impact on fire conditions.
Colorado deploys more than 1,000 firefighters to battle two huge blazes | ColoradoUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-12
Mike Flannigan is the BC research chair for predictive services, emergency management and fire science at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.
Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’ | CanadaUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-12
Mike Flannigan is a wildfire scientist in Kamloops, B.C., who has been tracking weather patterns since the 1970s.
Heat warnings, air-quality alerts abound for long weekend as destructive wildfire season continuesCanada· 2025-08-02
Professor Mike Flannigan advocated for a federal firefighting force to improve response times to wildfires.
National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs sayCanada· 2025-06-04
