SA to deploy 100 firefighters to Canada to assist with wildland fires

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire programme indicated that it will deploy 109 firefighters and management officials to the province of Manitoba in Canada on Tuesday, August 10, as the country is currently experiencing record-breaking heat and associated dry weather. The request for assistance came from the Canadian Inter-agency Forest Fire Centre, which has a … Continue reading SA to deploy 100 firefighters to Canada to assist with wildland fires