Got heart, no equipment: First Nations left defenceless against Manitoba fires – Penticton Herald

As wildfires continue to burn across Manitoba, First Nations leaders say their communities remain “defenceless” due to a lack of proper firefighting equipment and resources.

The province is experiencing one of its most severe wildfire seasons in decades, with 25 active fires. There have been a total of 106 already this season, far above the province’s 20-year annual average of 84 at this time of year.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, at a press conference on May 30, explained that the province is throwing everything it has at the fires.

“We are using every firefighter that we have,” Kinew said.

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