Country Fire Authority members in Australia were among 42 Victorian emergency management personnel who left recently for Canada to help fight the worsening wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta.
They’re part of a 102-strong Australian contingent organized by State Control Centre – Emergency Management Victoria who will spend the next 6 weeks filling specialist leader roles in operations, planning, air attack and incident control.
The Aussies do a great job, and have helped us here in the US numerous times since 2000.I’ve worked with their overhead many times, both here and DownUnda: easy transition.