Quebec’s forest hearth prevention company says it’s sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to assist groups combat a number of forest and brush fires.
Two CL-415 firefighting plane and their crews will head to Dryden, Ont., whereas two different of the identical plane will head to Meadow Lake, Sask.
Quebec’s forest hearth prevention company, generally known as SOPFEU, says the groups departed Sunday from Quebec Metropolis.
The company says the present state of affairs in Quebec permits for assets to go to different provinces.
In Ontario, there have been six lively fires burning throughout the province shortly earlier than midday Sunday, together with one in Haliburton, situated about 170 km north of Oshawa, based on the Ministry of Pure Assets’ interactive map.
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The Saskatchewan Ministry of Public Security map confirmed there have been 18 lively wildfires burning Sunday, for a complete of 142 fires because the season started on April 1.
Because the season started, the Quebec company has responded to 59 fires within the province which have ravaged 38.7 hectares of forest. On Saturday, the company requested individuals dwelling within the western a part of the province to remember that the hearth index degree is excessive to very excessive within the area.
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