'Nice to return the favour': Canadians firefighters paying back Australian colleagues by joining in bushfire fight
“I know we’ve needed help in the past and it’s just nice to return the favour,” Rob Anderson, an air attack officer from Rocky Mountain House, told CTV News Edmonton while waiting for his departing flight at the Edmonton International Airport.
“We’re really looking forward to the experience. We’re proud to represent Alberta and Canada in this dire situation.” Despite 20 years experience — including during some of Alberta’s largest wildfire events — Anderson was anticipating a fire fight unlike any he had seen before.
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