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

It’s just the latest helping hand from the United States to Canada since smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec began drifting south of the border earlier this month – this.

Since early 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 (wildfire specialists who parachute into remote areas) through federal and state channels.

According to the Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center, other resources sent north include support staff, emergency management teams and fire department leadership positions.

“DoD personnel will analyze and share real-time data from U.S. satellites and sensors and transmit it under a cooperative 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 press release.

“In the coming weeks, the United States will continue to coordinate closely with the Government of Canada on the response to Canada’s historic wildfires,” he said.

Those fires could no longer be ignored south of the border as thick smoke invaded some of the most populous cities on the U.S. East Coast last week, including New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

At the time of the worst of the smoke, areas issued air quality warnings ranging from red to purple to brown, a level indicating “hazardous” conditions. These sectors canceled outdoor activities, delayed flights and kept school children indoors.

“We are proud of our personnel as they continue to mobilize and deploy to 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 critical support during this time of relatively low fire activity in the United States at this time.”

The implication here is clear: The United States has its own wildfire season to worry about, and if it reaches the same extent as Canada, it will have its hands full and unable to get beyond its borders to provide a lot of help.

Through intergovernmental “agreements” with Alaska, Washington and Minnesota, three air tankers were sent to Alberta, while three single-engine water bombers called “Fire Bosses” were headed for Ontario.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the country’s fire department are also sending two aircraft, four reconnaissance aircraft and 36 paratroopers to help fight fires in British Columbia.