Biden Directs More Resources to Fight Canadian Wildfires
· 09.06.2023 · 01:30:04 ··· ··· Friday ·· 5 (5)
Bloomberg Quicktake: Now President Joe Biden has directed his team to deploy all available federal firefighting assets that can rapidly assist in suppressing fires impacting Canadian and American communities. He said Thursday the US would “respond promptly” to any requests for firefighters and air tankers.
“Since May, more than 600 US firefighters, support personnel, and firefighting assets have been deployed, working alongside Canadian firefighters to tackle what is likely to be the worst fire season in Canadian history, and one that has huge impacts here in the United States,” Biden said in a statement.
The US president spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the fires on Wednesday night. Biden also said he asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to keep him briefed on flight delays caused by the smoke, while Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan was monitoring air quality.
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