Nova Scotia has answered the call to help fight wildfires in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
Twenty-three Department of Lands and Forestry wildland firefighters and one agency representative will fight alongside other crews to gain control of forest fires that are currently burning out of control.
They will leave Halifax on Friday and join other Atlantic Canadian firefighters to form two 17-person crews headed to Thunder Bay and Winnipeg.
Mexico will also be sending support. More than 100 firefighters from the country will be arriving in Toronto on Saturday to help fight several large forest fires in the Northwest.
The firefighters will be briefed on fire, safety, and COVID-19 protocols before receiving their first assignments. They will be required to follow health and safety guidelines during their time in Canada.
Officials report 94 active fires as of Thursday with 32 that are deemed as out of control.
There continues to be an Emergency Area Order for all of Northwestern Ontario and an outdoor fire ban.
With files from Steve MacArthur, Kevin Jeffrey, and Vasilios Bellos.
