City of Whitehorse sends firefighters to Yellowknife

Five firefighters from the City of Whitehorse Fire Department will be travelling to Yellowknife to support its wildfire response and evacuation efforts.

This follows a formal offer of support earlier today to the city of Yellowknife for various personnel including:

• Engineering Personnel
• Water/Waste Operations
• Bylaw
• Parks and Recreation Maintenance
• Road Maintenance
• Public Communications
• EOC Coordination/leadership and/or volunteer coordination

The City of Whitehorse will continue to coordinate with the city of Yellowknife through the Government of Yukon’s Emergency Measures Office to ensure City of Whitehorse staff are ready should they be called upon. The City is also prepared to again offer the use of the Canada Games Centre to Yukon’s Emergency Measures Office should they need it to receive evacuees.

The impacts of this emergency extend far beyond our territorial borders but the City is fortunate to be in a position to support our northern neighbours and we will continue to help in any way we can.