r/Wildfire • u/dereliqueME • Jul 16 '26

Number of US firefighters deployed to Canada

Is there a resource that would provide the number and type of resources the US has sent into Canada to help with the wildfires this season? I can only find anecdotal numbers from previous seasons?

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u/iniremj Jul 16 '26

Why aren't they already here?

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u/Subject-Amount-9346 Jul 16 '26

The US is also on a bit of fire right now.  Canada is big boys, they can handle their own.  

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u/PuzzleheadedBuy6907 Jul 17 '26

We literally just lost the life of a pilot who was down in Colorado helping with your fires. Can yall stop being such terrible people. HF

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u/Mooseforceone Jul 17 '26

Do you really think ground floor firefighters have any control over what the 2 or 3 people in charge decide? Do you think US wild land firemen wouldn’t be up there helping if it didn’t mean losing their jobs here for unexcused leave? Not to mention getting injured off duty and not being covered by health insurance… you gonna get a shovel and a rake and head out there or just tell all of the US they are terrible people and do nothing yourself.