US EditionQuebec lends forest fire teams to battle Saskatchewan and Ontario blazes
- Quebec's forest fire prevention agency, SOPFEU, sent four CL-415 aircraft with crews Sunday from Quebec City to assist Ontario and Saskatchewan with wildfires.
- The agency said Quebec's current fire situation allows resources to support other provinces facing multiple active fires amid a high fire index level.
- Ontario had six active fires including one near Haliburton, about 170 km north of Oshawa, while Saskatchewan faced 18 active wildfires with 142 since April 1.
- SOPFEU responded to 59 fires within Quebec this season, which burned 38.7 hectares of forest, and urged western residents to remain vigilant.
- These reinforcements aim to strengthen wildfire response efforts amid challenging conditions of hot, dry, and windy weather in affected provinces.
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Quebec Lends Forest Fire Teams to Battle Saskatchewan and Ontario Blazes
Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires. Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and their crews will head to Dryden, Ont., while two other of the same aircraft will head to Meadow Lake, Sask. Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency, known as SOPFEU, says the teams departed Sunday from Quebec City. The agency says the current situation in Queb…
Forest Fires: SOPFEU sends reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan
The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), in collaboration with the Government of Quebec, sent reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan, faced with several forest and brush fires.
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Quebec lends forest fire teams to battle Saskatchewan and Ontario blazes
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