To quote CNA News On Saturday (6/17), US technology will help Canada identify new fires faster and more accurately amid a recent spike in wildfire cases.
US National Security Council Spokesman Adam Hodge announced that Department of Defense (DOD) officers deployed to Canada on Friday (6/16) to analyze satellite data and work with the local Wildfire Center.
“Starting today, DOD personnel will be dispatched to analyze and share real-time data from U.S. satellites and sensors,” Hodge said.
Hodge added that President Joe Biden has also added the Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Forest Service (USFS), and Canadian wildfire personnel and equipment.
Forest fires in Canada have destroyed an estimated 4.8 million hectares of forest land, an area larger than the Netherlands.
Since the beginning of the wildfire season in Canada, the United States has sent more than 600 firefighters to Canada to help fight the fires.
The severe fires are believed to be linked to the impact of climate change which continues to worsen year on year.
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