CIFFC

• 77 Canadians on their way to help Australia as wildfires rage on

  Canada has mutual aid agreements with Australia, New Zealand, the U.S., Mexico and South Africa.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2020
• Quebec to send firefighters and experts to help battle Australia wildfires

  The fires have so far killed 27 people and 1 billion animals, and have burned more than 2,000 homes and 20 million acres of land.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2020
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• 7 Alberta firefighters to go help fight raging Australia wildfires

  The firefighters deployed have decades of experience and are experts in their field.

  World

  Jan 4, 2020
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• Lone Newfoundlander spends Christmas in Australia helping fight wildfires

  Fires have ravaged several Australian states in recent weeks, with eight deaths connected to the blazes, including two volunteer firefighters.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2019
• At least 68 Canadians to give up holidays at home, head to Australia to battle wildfires

  The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) says a contingent of 21 highly trained staff from a variety of agencies left Canada on Dec. 3, for a 38 day deployment in New South Wales after the centre received an official request for assistance.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2019
• Parks Canada and Saskatchewan lend Quebec a hand to fight forest fires

  At the time of report, there were 61 forest fires in Quebec, 31 of which were in intensive protection zones.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2018