BC Firefighter Numbers Increase to More Than 2,500, With 100 Brazilians Here Today

BC Firefighter Numbers Increase to More Than 2,500, With 100 Brazilians Here Today
The Young Creek wildfire is seen from the air in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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British Columbia is expecting the arrival of 100 firefighters from Brazil today, adding to the province’s growing international wildfire force.

BC Wildfire Service spokesman Cliff Chapman says about 500 international firefighters are already in B.C., boosting the ranks of the more than 2,000 provincial wildfire service personnel on the front lines battling hundreds of blazes.