The government of the Northwest Territories will put an extra $3.8 million into this year’s wildfire fighting budget. That’s on top of the $14 million already budgeted for the season.
The extra money is meant to beef up aerial patrols and increase wildfire fighting crews across the territory.
Under normal circumstances, the territory could rely on regular commercial or charter flights for reports on wildfire flare-ups, but with the decrease in air traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic, the territory won’t be able to rely on that.
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