People, not profit should come first in Ring of Forest Fires We shouldn’t wait for another disaster to happen before governments make changes to better deal with a dangerous situation jpg, KW, apsmcArticle content Forest fires have always been a deep worry for those of us who live in the far north of Ontario. Try refreshing your browser, or People, not profit should come first in Ring of Forest Fires Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. This deadly fire, along with other major forest fires from this era, led to the Forest Fires Prevention Act, which is meant to prevent, suppress and manage forest fires and protect people’s lives. Environmental experts around the world have already pointed out that climate change and global warming will only make events like forest fires worse in the coming decades. Our province has already learned from experience what happens when forest fires are not properly managed.