Indigenous firefighting crews from New Brunswick prepare to head to Alberta to help battle wildfires. Image: Submitted/Government of New Brunswick

Indigenous firefighting crews head to Alberta

Brad Perry June 25, 2025 5:10 am Last Updated on December 5, 2025 3:30 pm

Indigenous firefighting crews from New Brunswick are off to Alberta to help battle wildfires.

The team of 16 Wabanaki firefighters are joined by staff members from the New Brunswick Wildfire Management Branch.

New Brunswick became the first Atlantic Canadian province to train and help deploy Indigenous firefighting crews last year.

This is their first deployment of this wildfire season.

Brad Perry

Brad Perry is an award-winning news anchor and reporter and a 2013 graduate of the NBCC journalism program. Based in New Brunswick, he is also the assistant national news director for Acadia Broadcasting. Contact Brad at perry.brad@radioabl.ca.

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