Kiwi Firefighters Head to US to Help Tackle Unprecedented Wildfires
The deployment follows requests for help as crews battle fires in Washington state and western Canada, with more than 20,000 people evacuated.
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Largest-ever U.S. deployment of Australian, New Zealand firefighters arrive in Boise
The largest deployment ever of firefighters from Australia and New Zealand is now in Boise training before being sent to wildfires burning across the western United States.74 was a lot before, put another 241 on top it is absolutely our largest deployment to the US of A, said Sam Quigley, the international liaison for the crews.A second wave of international firefighters brought the total number of personnel stateside to more than 300. The newes…
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Australia and New Zealand fire personnel arriving in Boise to help fight US wildfires
Fire personnel from Australia and New Zealand arrive in Boise to prepare to help fight wildfires in the Western U.S. This photo depicts the first wave of fire management specialists who arrived in Boise from Australia and New Zealand in July. (Photo courtesy of the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group at the National Interagency Fire Center)Up to 250 fire specialists from Australia and New Zealand are arriving in Boise this week to help figh…
Western Australian taskforce deploys to join US wildfire fight: Whitby, Swinbourn
The Hon. Reece Whitby, Minister for Emergency Services (WA); The Hon. Matthew Swinbourn, Minister for the Environment (WA), Joint Media Release, 10 August 2026 A taskforce of 46 Western Australian firefighters and incident management specialists has been sent to the United States to help battle ferocious wildfires burning across the country. Photo: DFES The team comprises 21 personnel from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) an…
A 46-member task force of Western Australian firefighters and incident management experts has departed for the United States to assist in combating the raging bushfires currently burning across the country. This marks the third time this year that Western Australia has deployed personnel to North America. The task force consists of 21 personnel from the Western Australian Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and the Western Australia…
Fresh group of 103 WA, NZ firefighters off to US bushfires
A fresh group of more than 100 firefighters from WA and New Zealand are off to the US to reinforce an Australian-Kiwi presence already there. The WA Government says a 46-strong team left Perth today (August 10) for a briefing in Sydney before flying onto Idaho. Already, 187 Australian and Kiwi firefighters are fighting the fires; the group features a strong emphasis on incident management skills at the request of North American agencies. During …
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