WASHINGTON – The US Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada deal with one of the worst wildfire seasons in its history.

The White House says the FireGuard system uses real-time data from drones and satellites to spot new outbreaks in remote areas before they spiral out of control.

This is just the latest US helping hand in Canada since smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec began drifting south of the border earlier this month. This.

Since the beginning of May, more than 800 American firefighters, supervisors and technicians as well as various aviation equipment have been deployed across Canada.

Canada has since requested additional air tankers and paratroopers (wildlife specialists who parachute to remote areas) through federal and state channels.

According to the Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center, other resources being sent north also include manual responders, emergency management teams and fireline leadership positions.

“Department of Defense personnel will analyze, share and transmit real-time data from U.S. satellites and sensors under a collaborative agreement between the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center and the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, National Security Council spokesman Adam Hodge said in a statement Opinion.

“In the coming weeks, the United States will continue to coordinate closely with the Canadian government to respond to Canada’s historic wildfires,” he said.

Those fires could no longer be ignored south of the border as last week thick smoke poured into some of the most populous cities on the US east coast, including New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. .

At the height of the smoke, regions issued air quality warnings ranging from red to purple to brown, a level that indicates “unsafe” conditions. These sectors canceled outdoor activities, delayed flights and kept school children indoors.

“We are proud of our employees who continue to volunteer in Canada,” said Dave Haston, spokesman for the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group.

The group “will continue to respond quickly to Canadian requests for additional firefighting resources and provide essential support at this time of relatively low fire activity in the United States.”

The implication here is clear: the United States has its own wildfire season to worry about, and if it reaches the same magnitude as Canada, they will have their hands full and will not be able to provide much relief afford.

Thanks to “agreements” between the states with Alaska, Washington and Minnesota, three air tankers have been sent to Alberta, while three single-engine water bombers known as “Fire Bumps” are flying to Ontario.

The United States Bureau of Land Management and the nation’s fire department are also sending two airplanes, four reconnaissance planes and 36 paratroopers to help fight fires in British Columbia.