Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the nearly 100 out-of-province members must pass COVID-19 safety checks before being sent into the field. Public Safety Canada also says it has committed the Armed Forces for airlift support to carry crews, supplies and equipment in and out of fire zones and to assist with emergency evacuations if needed. The wildfire service says 196 active wildfires are currently burning in B.C., with at least 40 sparked over the weekend. Evacuation orders are in place because of five of those wildfires, including one near Lytton, where a fire that destroyed much of the village last Wednesday covers 76 square kilometres but didn’t grow significantly Sunday. Separate fires north of Kamloops and east of 100 Mile House have also forced hundreds of people from their homes and prompted evacuation …
Out of province fire crews, armed forces, heading to B.C. to help with wildfires
July 5, 2021
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