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Canada Mobilizes 5,000 Firefighters, US-France Aid Amid 3M-Hectare Blaze

7/21/2026

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Canada has mobilized over 5,000 firefighters, 300 water tankers and the armed forces to confront nearly 1,000 active fires that have burned three million hectares.
Quebec has received assistance from the United States and France to help manage the workload in its north-west region.
Professor Yves Bergeron warned that extinguishing all fires is unrealistic, urging protection of villages and infrastructure and recommending that future settlements avoid dense boreal forests.

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Canada has mobilized over 5,000 firefighters, 300 water tankers and the armed forces to confront nearly 1,000 active fires that have burned three million hectares.
Quebec has received assistance from the United States and France to help manage the workload in its north-west region.
Professor Yves Bergeron warned that extinguishing all fires is unrealistic, urging protection of villages and infrastructure and recommending that future settlements avoid dense boreal forests.