A group of firefighters from western Quebec left Ottawa Sunday to help fight wildfires in Alberta.
Nine western Quebec firefighters have landed in Edmonton to fight wildfires that have been burning out of control in Alberta for the past several weeks.Nine western Quebec firefighters have landed in Edmonton to fight wildfires that have been burning out of control in Alberta forThey were part of a group of 40 who flew out of airports in Ottawa and Quebec Sunday, as that province ramps up its support of Alberta's firefighting efforts.
Quebec's fire protection agency expects its firefighters to be in Alberta for a two-week mission in the field. "So here, we're going to lend a hand because we can afford to at the moment," she said.As of Sunday, 34 of the 135 fires in Alberta's forest protection area were out of control, according to
SOPFEU's firefighters will be in the province for a two-week mission in the field, but it's not clear where they'll be deployed.While Story says support for Parks Canada — the lead agency in the fire response in Jasper, where fires have burnedin the national park — is still top of mind, it's not likely SOPFEU's firefighters will be part of the crew.
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