Alberta, Ottawa spending $7 million to fund six new urban wildfire teams
Nearly $7 million in provincial and federal spending will create six teams of urban wildfire crews, Alberta's public safety minister announced Friday.
Speaking in Strathmore, Alta., Mike Ellis told a news conference that having six more teams means Alberta will have up to eight specialized crews that can respond to fires threatening communities.
"We've witnessed the immense destruction wildfires can cause at home and in other parts of the world," Ellis said.