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Canada’s Firefighters Help Across the Border | Edmonton News
When Alberta’s wildfire season unexpectedly cooled with record rain, its firefighters got a rare reprieve—and used it to lend a hand across the border. Hundreds of Canadian crews, including those from Alberta, deployed south to battle raging fires in Washington and Oregon, where over 795,000 acres burned. This cross-border aid is made possible by a longstanding resource-sharing agreement between Canada and the U.S., coordinated through the Canadian Interagency Fire Fighting Centre. With Canada’s national preparedness at Level Five, international help—including from Mexico and Australia—is now…
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