109 French firefighters arrived in northern Quebec to assist Canadian firefighters and soldiers, the first foreign reinforcements to help tackle the extraordinary outbreak of forest fires. 'Unstoppable:' Massive Canadian blazes test foreign firefighters
A team with Quebec’s forest fire control agency train a contingent of firefighters from France at a base in Roberval, Quebec, Canada on June 11, 2023.
Back at the base, Mossé said, “If anybody in New York is wondering why there’s smoke there, it’s because the fires here are unstoppable.
“For us, it’s absolutely impossible to let fires burn,” said Gen. Eric Flores, the leader of the French contingent who is from the Hérault department in southern France, a region with regular wildfires. “In my department, there isn’t a fire that isn’t within 10 kilometers of houses and people. If I let it burn, it will become uncontrollable. That’s why we attack fires very rapidly.”
Until the French arrived, several immense fires north of Obedjiwan had been left alone as Quebec’s wildfire agency focused its efforts on the province’s inhabited areas, especially the largest city, Chibougamau. As fires reached within 13 miles of Obedijwan, hundreds of older residents, children and others were evacuated to the nearest city, about four hours away by road.
“It’s the immensity of the boreal forest, the immensity of Canada, and the boreal forest is a fuel,” Villeneuve said. The French arrival in Obedjiwan had been delayed by a half-day after the large fire north of the community suddenly crossed a logging road Monday afternoon.
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