To support the fight against the wildfires ravaging Canada, the Mexican government deployed 104 firefighters and specialized personnel to Thunder Bay.
The National Forestry Commission (Conafor) indicated that the Mexican group, comprised of 100 firefighters and four technicians, departed this Tuesday for Thunder Bay, Ontario, where they will join the wildfire management operations coordinated by Canadian authorities.
Conafor specified that the group of 104 includes five women (one from Coahuila, one from Guanajuato, and three from Jalisco).
The participating personnel come from various firefighting agencies, including state and municipal Civil Protection, environmental agencies at all three levels of government, fire protection and management brigades, the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, and civil society organizations.
The delegation also includes representatives from 24 Mexican states, such as Aguascalientes, Baja California, Chiapas, Mexico City, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, and Michoacán.
For the past couple of weeks, wildfires have primarily ravaged the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.
As of July 24, the fires had consumed nearly 3 million hectares of forest and forced the evacuation of thousands of people.
The National Forestry Commission (Conafor) emphasized that this cooperation falls under the Memorandum of Understanding and the Operational Plan for the Exchange of Resources for Forest Fire Management between Mexico and Canada, and reaffirms the Mexican government’s commitment to collaborate in emergencies that require a coordinated and supportive response between nations.
Source: jornada
