Crews have been receiving familiarization with Ontario's firefighting equipment in Thunder Bay prior to deployment
THUNDER BAY — More than 100 firefighters from Mexico are preparing for deployment to wildfires in Northern Ontario.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry fire information officer Chris Marchand said some of them will be sent to fight fires in the Northwest region while others will be assigned to Northeastern Ontario, "wherever they are needed the most."Marchand said these include some fairly large blazes in the Nipigon, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake districts.The Mexicans could remain in Ontario for two deployments of two weeks each, or a total of about a month on the fire lines.
When the number and size of forest fires outmatches the firefighting capabilities of provinces and territories, their governments may request CIFFC to access firefighters, equipment or aircraft from foreign partners.
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