B.C. prepares to send firefighters to help tackle massive bush fires in Australia
Posted November 13, 2019 7:27 pm.
Last Updated November 13, 2019 10:50 pm.
KAMLOOPS (NEWS 1130) – As wildfires are tearing up southeastern Australia, it looks like they’ve reached out to the BC Wildfire Service to take a look at how things are going.
Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser tells Radio NL in Kamloops that Canada will know soon if resources will be asked to go there.
“If there was a request it may also be filled by another province other than B.C. But we would look around at what we have and do our best to meet whatever request they might have.”
She says a formal request for support could come as early as Friday.
“Maybe we are a bit skewed just after the last couple of years because we have had so many international resources come here to assist us. But it’s definitely something we have done in the past so we can assist when necessary.”
Three people have died and dozens have been injured because of brush fires in New South Wales.
