B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister

Canadian Press in CTV News
January 12, 2025
Category: Forest Fires
Region: Canada, Canada West

British Columbia’s forests minister says a crew from the province’s wildfire service left for California Saturday afternoon to help battle the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. Ravi Parmar says in a video posted to social media Saturday afternoon that The B.C. Wildfire Service’s crews had left the province and are expected to touch down in Los Angeles around 4 p.m. Pacific. The fire crew was first promised by Premier David Eby, who committed the crew on Friday after a request from California’s Forestry and Fire Protection Department. Eby says his province will also send ground crews to California as part of a national response to the blaze. The B.C. Wildfire Service did not immediately confirm whether the crew had landed and it’s unclear how many firefighters were sent.

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