Canadian military to help fight Nova Scotia wildfires amid ‘unprecedented’ season | 24CA News
The federal authorities has authorized a request for the Canadian Armed Forces to assist Nova Scotia combat wildfires because the jap province, like different elements of the nation, faces a difficult season this yr.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair made the announcement at a news convention in Ottawa Thursday.
“As of this morning, I can confirm that we have approved a request for assistance from the province of Nova Scotia that we received yesterday,” Blair mentioned.
Canadian Armed Forces will help provincial emergency administration officers with planning and coordination helps, ignition specialist personnel and tools, and different firefighting assets.
“These additional firefighting resources will be used to relieve firefighters who’ve been working tirelessly around the clock to protect communities right across Nova Scotia,” he mentioned.
In addition, greater than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada within the coming days.
Federal officers say at the least 100 U.S. firefighters will probably be arriving in Nova Scotia over the weekend to assist knock down out-of-control wildfires which have pressured about 21,000 individuals from their houses since Sunday.
Another 200 firefighters arriving from South Africa will probably find yourself in Alberta, although officers say the wildfire state of affairs within the nation is fluid.
Across the nation, there are at present 211 wildfires burning, together with 82 uncontrolled, Blair mentioned.
So far this yr, 1,826 wildfires have already burned 2.7 million hectares of land — which is equal to over 5 million soccer fields.
“These conditions this early in the season are unprecedented,” Blair mentioned.
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— with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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