Weather maps hang on the walls and precipitation reports flash across screens in the Winnipeg office where major decisions about Canada’s battle against an unprecedented wildfire season are made.
Inside the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre headquarters in Manitoba’s capital, just east of the exact longitudinal centre of Canada, there are discussions on how best to battle blazes from coast to coast.
The centre was created in 1982 and is a federally incorporated not-for-profit. It is owned and operated by the provincial and territorial agencies that are responsible for wildland management in their regions. When wildfires pick up in a region, local officials call the centre to see what extra resources are available. Kamau said the centre then finds what resources can be shared from elsewhere in the country and works to move those resources into the areas that need help most.
Kamau said agreements between the federal governments and other countries are crucial, especially as wildfires are expected to worsen. Opposite wildfire seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres mean firefighters from other countries are available, she said.
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