Hundred of firefighters hailing from 10 different countries battle flames and fatigue in 14\u002Dday stints under unfamiliar conditions
In Sousa’s case, his main duty at the Barrington Lake fire, in Nova Scotia’s southwest, consisted of mapping the extent of the fire by walking around the edge of the burned sector — called the “black” — and marking the perimeter in an app on his phone, as well as putting out the occasional hot spot.
Flores was dispatched to Quebec’s Mauricie region, in an area near a First Nations village that can only be accessed by helicopter. During a recent phone interview, Flores said that while the area is wet and swampy, the fire travels through root systems underground, and even under water.Article contentThis handout satellite image courtesy of NASA’s Earth Observatory taken on May 29 shows smoke billowing from fires near Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
One of the largest contingents is made up of 400 people from South Africa, who are deployed to Alberta and working shifts of 14 days straight, followed by four days off. While South Africans are here to help, she says their experience in Canadais mutually beneficial because it has allowed them to learn about North American resources and techniques, such as those used to map fires.
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