South Africa will send more than 200 firefighters and management to the Canadian province of Alberta to assist with fire fighting efforts.
Image by David Mark from Pixabay Image by David Mark from Pixabayreported on Wednesday that wildfires near the Canadian town of Jasper have forced more than 25 000 to flee one of the country’s largest national parks as multiple blazes and thick smoke descended on the Rocky Mountain community.The request for urgent assistance came from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre in terms of the existing Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and South Africa.
“They go to Canada to raise the South Africa flag and share their expertise and camaraderie with colleagues from other Canadian provinces and countries.” In addition, several of the team members have previous international firefighting experience, which further enhances their expertise in tackling complex fire situations.
The organisation said they will still have just over 5 000 firefighters available at these bases throughout South Africa.
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