Unprecedented blazes in the Canadian province of Quebec have tested seasoned firefighters.
Firefighter Patrice Charest was called back home to Quebec as the province deals with an unprecedented number of firesHazardous smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the skies in large parts of North America last week. The government says the country as a whole is on course for its worst year for wildfires on record. In the province of Quebec, over 120 fires are burning, and fire crews are battling an element that always surprises.
That information will help them decide where to deploy strained resources like Mr Charest and his crews. "I execute - I'm the soldier, they send me to war," the firefighter said. No flames does not mean the fire is out. Crews will be looking for fires that burn below ground in a layer of decaying roots, dead leaves and bark, that produce little to no smoke.
Earlier this year, Mr Charest was in the western province of Alberta, which declared a state of emergency in early May as fires prompted several evacuation orders. The global network of firefighters is increasingly important, Mr André said, as fire seasons become more unpredictable with a changing climate.
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