Ontario is expected to deploy two waterbomber planes from Dryden on Thursday to help battle the devastating wildfires in California.
The provincial government announced last week it would be sending a number of resources to the U.S. state, including supplies and personnel.
“Within the firefighting community, friends help friends, and this is one of those situations where we want to make sure that if they need our assets, we can get our assets there and try and help out in what is a mighty struggle for them,” said Ontario Minister of Natural Resources Graydon Smith.
“We live it here, not only in Ontario, but in Canada, of just how devastating fires can be,” he added.
In an update Wednesday, Smith said Ontario’s resources are essentially on standby. The waterbombers from Dryden will fly to Abbotsford, B.C, which is a stone’s throw away from the American border. Once they are closer to California, they’ll be …