Local fire fighters have once again answered the call and have packed up and headed north to help in a new round of wildfire fighting efforts.
The first deployment in this new round of aid to the north happened on July 6th and included 1 fire fighter from Morris, 3 from St. Jean, 2 members plus a truck from Altona/Rhineland and 1 from Morden.
A second deployment of local fire fighters headed out this past Saturday, which included 3 members and a pumper truck from Altona/Rhineland, 4 from Winkler, 2 from Emerson-Franklin and fire fighters from Carman-Dufferin, Morris and Miami.
"This has been a difficult wildfire season for Manitoba, and has certainly taxed the fire service," noted a social media post by the Carman-Dufferin Fire Department. "We are thankful for the crews able to deploy and the employers that are supportive of these last-minute trips."
Manitoba declared its second provincewide state of emergency of the year last week as wildfires continue to rage.
The Canadian Armed Forces says it's evacuated over a thousand residents of Garden Hill First Nation in northern Manitoba.
Other communities like the City of Thompson, where residents are told to be ready to evacuate if conditions deteriorate, says light winds, low temperatures, rain and higher humidity are giving firefighting crews time to bolster defences.
Canada's emergency management minister says she's approved an additional request for federal assistance from the Manitoba government. Eleanor Olszewski noted in a statement that the most recent assistance would be put toward humanitarian workforce support for emergency evacuation and sheltering activities.
With files from the Canadian Press