Australia and New Zealand send over 240 firefighters to help battle US wildfires
Australia and New Zealand have deployed more than 240 firefighters to the United States to assist with an especially destructive wildfire season. It marks the largest such contingent the two countries have ever sent.
The United States is experiencing a particularly destructive wildfire season this year, one that has pushed domestic firefighting resources to their limits. To help ease the strain, Australia and New Zealand have sent more than 240 firefighters to assist American crews.
This deployment represents the largest joint contingent the two countries have ever sent to support US wildfire efforts. The scale of the response underscores how severe the current fire situation has become across the country.
Australia and New Zealand have maintained a long-standing firefighting partnership with the United States, exchanging personnel depending on which hemisphere is experiencing its active fire season at a given time. This time, conditions in the US grew severe enough that local resources alone could no longer keep pace with the spread of the fires, making international assistance necessary.
