New Zealand to Send Firefighters to Help with Wildfires in Manitoba, Canada

NZ Deploys Fire Experts to Aid Canada’s Fight Against Devastating Wildfires | Science-Environment

The New Zealand team will not be directly fighting fires on the ground but will play a crucial coordination and safety role.

New Zealand to send firefighters to help with wildfires in Manitoba, Canada

New Zealand is sending a small specialist team of firefighters to Canada to help with severe wildfires ripping through its Manitoba province.

Kiwi crew to help fight Canadian wildfires

Canada has experienced several severe wildfires in recent years, including this one in Yellowknife in 2023. Photo supplied Luke Moore on Unsplash Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says New Zealand is sending a seven-person specialist team to Manitoba in Canada to support the country’s response to severe wildfires. “Canada is dealing with an intense and escalating wildfire season, with fires raging across multiple provinces,” van Vel…

NZ Crew To Fight Canadian Wildfires

At the request of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s specialist team will support the firefighting effort by managing Canadian fire crews and overseeing safety and logistics.

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