VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says more than 130 personnel are being deployed to Alberta this week in order to assist with increasingly out-of-control wildfires. The service says 137 people, including 116 firefighters, will be deployed in Alberta for up to 19 days. A crew of more than 260 people sent to Alberta in May will also return to B.C. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, which coordinates the sharing of firefighting resources between B.C. In a statement, the wildfire service said sufficient personnel and resources remain in B.C.

Source: National Post June 01, 2019 23:15 UTC