Overview

• A second contingent of 103 Conafor firefighters departed from Jalisco on July 13–14 to join wildfire suppression efforts in Manitoba, where 54 of Canada’s over 400 active blazes are concentrated
• All personnel have met the joint training and response standards set by Mexico’s Comisión Nacional Forestal and the Canadian Interagency Fire Centre
• The brigade includes four women and integrates Yucatán Secretaría de Seguridad Pública firefighters with Iván de Jesús Dzul Puc serving as a crew leader
• Teams will open firelines, patrol hotspots, suppress active fires and deploy critical equipment such as Mark 3 pumps and hoses
• Canada’s worst wildfire season in years has driven the cross-border deployment as both nations work to protect vulnerable ecosystems