Quebec will send sixty forest firefighters to help the Northwest Territories who are fighting violent fires.
“Despite an extremely demanding season in Quebec, many firefighters raised their hands to support their counterparts in Western Canada,” the Society for the Protection of Forests Against Fire (SOPFEU) said on Friday. way of press release.
Three sections of 20 firefighters as well as two agency representatives will be sent Monday at 9 a.m.
This assistance is part of the Canadian Agreement on Mutual Aid in the Event of Forest Fires, to which Québec is a signatory.
“Quebec received the assistance required to deal with the major forest fires that occurred on our territory this summer and we are proud today to be able to lend a hand to our counterparts who currently need it” , declared the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette Vézina.
The situation is stabilized in Quebec, allowing aid to be sent to the Northwest Territories.
Since the beginning of the protection season in Quebec, the 529 fires fought in intensive protection zones have affected 1.49 million hectares of forest.
2023-09-01 23:19:41
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