It s not so much the number of fires, but their intensity, he says. We have to be careful and pick the right fires to attack so we can do it safely and not put our crews in jeopardy, he said.
With much of western Canada and northwestern Ontario in a similar situation, getting additional resources has been challenging, as there is only so much equipment and so many firefighters to go around.
Help on the way
The arrival of Canadian Armed Forces personnel on Friday should help.
Schafer says they will be tasked with extinguishing hot spots in fires that are close to being extinguished to free up other firefighters to battle more difficult blazes.
Four Manitoba First Nations evacuating due to smoke from wildfires
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WINNIPEG A pop-up clinic at the West Broadway Neighbourhood Centre is being called a success by its director, with plans to open again on Thursday. Lawrence Spatch-Mulhall, the director of the centre, said the pop-up clinic has been busy. He said when he got to the centre on Monday morning, there was a line stretching down the street. The demographic is young people – Indigenous and non-Indigenous, Spatch-Mulhall said. So everybody got vaccinated.” While the pop-up clinic is focussed on vaccinating off-reserve First Nation members, all eligible Manitobans can go for a shot. The Southeast Resource Development Council said walk-ins are welcome, and encourages First Nation members to have their Manitoba Health Card and Status Card ready – and wear a short-sleeved shirt.
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