With the wildfire situation in the Yukon calming down, more territorial firefighters and support personnel are heading south.

“The Government of Yukon has dispatched wildland fire personnel to support Alberta and British Columbia wildfire response operations,” the government said Monday afternoon. “Current wildfire activity and hazard levels in the Yukon allow for these deployments.”

At the request of Alberta Wildfire, a Yukon First Nation Wildfire 20-person unit crew is being deployed to High Level in northern Alberta, along with a Yukon Wildland Fire Management agency representative.

The requests for these additional resources were made through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) and the Northwest Compact resource-sharing agreements.

Deployments can last for up to 19 days, including travel, depending on the needs of the receiving agency.

The Yukon government can recall crews within 24 hours. Adequate crews will remain at all Yukon fire bases to respond to incidents in the territory.

“As Yukoners, we all understand the profound impact that wildfires can have on our communities,” said Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn.

“As we see the heartbreaking impacts of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia, we reflect on the times our own communities have been threatened by natural disasters and the support that we received from other provinces and territories.”