Alberta Wildfire personnel headed to Australia for support

Alberta Wildfire personnel headed to Australia for support

Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen said 37 personnel were deployed to Australia, including 20 firefighters and 17 wildfire management specialists.

Canadians, Kiwis bolster Australian fire efforts

A group of 74 Canadian Arduous Firefighters and Incident Management Teams from Alberta Wildfire and British Columbia Wildfire Service have just arrived in Victoria, Australia, to help fight ongoing bushfires across the state. These crews are a part of 1300 interstate and international firefighters and IMT personnel brought in to support local crews in a week that has seen record breaking heat across southern Australia. Victorian Emergency Manage…