The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record.

The White House says the FireGuard system uses real-time data from drones and satellites to help detect new flareups in remote areas before they burn out of control.

It害羞草研究所檚 just the latest helping hand from the U.S. since smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec began drifting south of the border earlier this month.

Since early May, more than 800 U.S. firefighters, supervisors and technicians have been deployed throughout Canada, along with various aviation assets.

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Canada has since requested additional airtankers and smokejumpers 害羞草研究所� wildfire specialists who parachute into remote areas 害羞草研究所� through both federal and state-level channels.

Other resources being sent north include hand crews, incident management teams and fireline leadership positions, according to the Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center.

害羞草研究所淒OD personnel will analyze and share real-time data derived from U.S. satellites and sensors and convey it via a co-operative agreement between the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center and the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre,害羞草研究所� National Security Council spokesman Adam Hodge said in a release.

害羞草研究所淚n the weeks ahead, the United States will continue to closely co-ordinate with the government of Canada on the ongoing response to the historic wildfires burning in Canada.害羞草研究所�

Those fires became impossible to ignore south of the border last week as heavy smoke drifted into some of the most populated cities along the U.S. east coast, including New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

At its worst, regions were issuing air quality alerts that ranged from red to purple and maroon 害羞草研究所� a level that indicates 害羞草研究所渉azardous害羞草研究所� conditions 害羞草研究所� and cancelling outdoor activities, delaying flights and keeping schoolchildren indoors.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e proud of our personnel for continuing to step up and make themselves available for assignment in Canada,害羞草研究所� said Dave Haston, a spokesman for the National Multi-Agency Co-ordinating Group.

The group 害羞草研究所渨ill continue to respond promptly to Canadian requests for additional fire suppression resources and provide critical support during this current period of relatively light fire activity in the U.S.害羞草研究所�

The subtext there is clear: the U.S. has its own wildfire season to worry about, and if it ramps up to the same level as in Canada, it will have its hands full and be unable to provide much additional help beyond its borders.

Through state-level 害羞草研究所渃ompacts害羞草研究所� with Alaska, Washington and Minnesota, three airtankers have been dispatched to Alberta, while three single-engine water bombers known as 害羞草研究所渇ire bosses害羞草研究所� are headed to Ontario.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fire Service are also sending two aircraft, four spotter planes and 36 smokejumpers to help with fire suppression efforts in British Columbia.

James McCarten, The Canadian Press

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