Firefighters deployed to Canada
NORTH East firefighters are helping battle bushfires raging in Canada.
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Firefighters from the region – which includes Wodonga and Wangaratta – flew to Sydney on Sunday before flying to Canada on Monday.
About 400 fires are burning in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan covering more than 1 million hectares.
The firefighters belong to the CFA, Parks Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, with 102 Australians deployed.
