The US Pentagon program will help fight fires in Canada

The FireGuard system uses real-time data from drones and satellites to help detect new outbreaks in remote areas before they get out of control, according to a report from CTV News.

According to the report, this is just the latest help from the neighboring country since smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec began moving south of the border earlier this month.

Since early May, more than 800 American firefighters, supervisors, and technicians have been deployed across Canada, along with various aviation assets.

Then, through federal and state channels, Ottawa requested air carriers and wildfire specialists parachute into uninhabitable areas, the source added.

Other resources being sent north include manual crews, incident management teams and frontline command positions, according to the US-based Idaho National Interagency Center.

“The US Department of Defense will analyze and share real-time data from satellites and sensors between the National Interagency Fire Center and the Canadian Interagency Wildfire Center,” a Defense Council spokesperson said in a statement. Homeland Security, Adam Hodge.

He added that in the coming weeks, his country will continue to coordinate closely with the Canadian government on the ongoing response to the historic wildfires.

These fires south of the border became impossible to ignore last week as thick smoke reached some of the most populous cities along the US East Coast, including New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

At worst, the regions were issuing air quality alerts ranging from red to purple to maroon, a level indicating “hazardous” conditions, cancellations of outdoor activities and flight delays.

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