Laura Stewart has worked with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development in the Wildfire Management Branch for eight years as a FireSmart Specialist. Before joining the Alberta Wildfire team, Laura spent five years with a municipal fire department as the Community Safety Education Coordinator. In this role, Laura was responsible for coordinating all home fire safety, emergency preparedness and injury prevention programming. In 2012, FireSmart planning and education were added to Laura’s portfolio, and she led the municipal FireSmart program. Laura chairs the provincial cross-discipline FireSmart committee and works to empower Albertans to live resiliently with wildfire!