Fire skids donated to Mattagami First Nation and Gogama – Sudbury News
Jun 05, 2026
Each self-contained fire skid includes a 1,000-litre water tank, a pump, and a hose line
TIMMINS —Two local fire departments fighting a fast-growing wildfire have received extra equipment to help protect their communities.
GlobalMedic, a humanitarian aid group, donated fire skid units to the Mattagami First Nation Volunteer Fire Department and Gogama Fire Rescue as the Timmins 9 wildfire continues to spread.
In an email to TimminsToday, GlobalMedic emergency programs officer Sandor Hamori said the fire skids were handed over to the Gogama and Mattagami fire departments on June 3.
