Nearly $7 million in provincial and federal spending will create six teams of urban wildfire crews, Alberta’s public safety minister announced Friday. Speaking in Strathmore, Alta., Mike Ellis told a news conference that having six more teams means Alberta will have up to eight specialized crews that can respond to fires threatening communities. “We’ve witnessed the immense destruction wildfires can cause at home and in other parts of the world,” Ellis said. “That’s why we’re focused on building more skilled, specialized and ready to deploy teams that can work to ensure communities, businesses and critical infrastructure are protected in the event of a wildfire.” He said the teams will be based in municipal fire departments and include firefighters with both structural and wildland fire training. Teams are to be stationed…
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