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Would Alberta's disbanded wildfire response unit have made a difference in ongoing crisis?

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The rappel team was part of Alberta's wildfire response strategy for decades. Created in 1983, the unit of specialized firefighters would rappel from helicopters to access remote wildfires. The program was shut down in 2019. What impact would it have had in the current crisis?

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