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Sask. sends help to fight wildfires in the U.S.

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Water bombers fight Cog fire near La Ronge on July 13, 2015. Government of Saskatchewan

By Lisa Schick

Some states in the U.S. are in the same situation Northern Saskatchewan was in earlier this summer — raging wildfires and hundreds of people forced from their homes. 

And Saskatchewan has stepped up to help. 

The province has sent a team to help deal with the U.S. wildfires: a bird-dog plane, two 588 air tankers, and a nine-person team with them. 

The planes will do retardant drops onto wildfires to protect structures... // Read Full Article


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