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The crews are from Ontario, Alberta, B.C., N.L., Quebec, Yukon, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. | CBCToronto

Crews with variety of tasks are from Ontario, Alberta, B.C., N.L., Quebec, Yukon, Manitoba, SaskatchewanSixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against theThe Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says 21 highly trained staff from a variety of agencies left Canada on Dec. 3 for a 38-day deployment in New South Wales after the centre received an official request for assistance.

The CIFFC says crews from eight provinces are assisting with a variety of tasks including roles in command, aviation, planning, logistics and operations; but they won't be on the front lines. The provinces are:

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