Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Fire Aid to Alberta

The Ministry of Natural Resources is sending help to fight forest fires in Alberta.

Spokesperson Debbie MacLean says personnel and equipment will leave Ontario today.

"There will be four twenty-person fire crews and four strike team leaders working with those fire crews as well as one agency representative," says MacLean.

MacLean says crews will be assigned their specific roles when the arrive in Alberta.