Provinces in Canada to get help from Australia to combat wildfires

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June 11, 2025
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Provinces in Canada to get help from Australia to combat wildfires

As provinces in Canada, including Ontario and British Columbia continue to be hit with wildfires, Australian fire services will offer a helping hand. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service says that it will deploy 96 personnel, including firefighters and specialists to Canada for five weeks to help in tackling the ongoing blaze.

The fire services say this is in response to a request by Canada’s Interagency Forest Fire Centre. “When our mates need help, Australia is there,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on social media. A post on X from the official account of Australia’s High Commissioner to Canada, Kate Logan, said that the crews “are on their way to support their Canadian colleagues battle wildfires in Alberta.”

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In one of the provinces, Manitoba, the number of people evacuated due to the fires has reached 21,000, with crews coming in from other provinces as well as the USA.

“Thank you to our brave Aussie firefighters heading to help battle the Alberta wildfires in Canada. Stay safe and thank you for your service,” Albanese said on the social media platform X on Monday.

Firefighters were sent from Australia to Canada in 2024 to combat a fire that led to the evacuation of Jasper National Park.

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