Common international approach to wildfires makes it seamless for foreign firefighters to work in B.C.
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In addition to the Brazilian ground crews, there are 100 Mexican and 80 American firefighters, including a 40-person parattack crew in B.C. this weekend. There are also 20 American command staff, two American incident management teams of 28 people, two Australian incident management teams of 29 people, and an assortment of engine crews and single-resource specialists, with just under 600 “international resources” scattered across the province.
The number of international firefighters being used in B.C. is re-evaluated several times a week, he said.
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