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Australian Firefighters Arrive to Help Battle Saskatchewan Wildfires

NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, JUL 15 – Forty firefighters from Australia have arrived and another 40 from Mexico will join later this week to support efforts against 50 active wildfires, Saskatchewan officials said.

  • On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency reported 50 active wildfires, saying 40 Australian firefighters have joined local crews with another 40 from Mexico arriving later this week.
  • Amid an intense wildfire season, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said many new fires are sparked by lightning and some by human activity, and two CL-415 aircraft with 100 wildfire personnel arrived from Quebec last week.
  • To reduce smoke exposure, 230 air purifiers have been distributed and air scrubbers have been installed at the Friendship Centre and SEC while
  • SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts said `Saskatchewan is grateful to everyone who has helped with the unprecedented wildfire season,` while Parks Canada issued a fire ban and area closures across northern park areas and warned shifting winds may increase smoke rise.
  • The Northern Village of Île-à-la-Crosse has declared a local state of emergency through July 21, allowing voluntary evacuation for Priority 1 and Priority 2 residents, with assistance only triggered if evacuation becomes mandatory, Donny Favel clarified.
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Mexico City, 17 Jul (EFE).- A third contingent of Mexican brigadists traveled Thursday from Guadalajara, Jalisco, to the province of Saskatchewan, in Canada, to join the international efforts to combat the forest fires that plague the United States. This new group is made up of 40 combatants and a specialized technique, as stated in a statement by the National Forestry Commission (Conafor) of Mexico. Mexicans will work on the liquidation of hot …

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This Tuesday, 62 brigade members from the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf) left for Canada to cooperate in the fight against the forest fires that affect the north of that country since May of this year. According to the information collected by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) until July 15, more than 5 and a half million hectares of land have been burned this year due to forest fires. On the other hand, more than 30 tho…

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Sask Today broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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