Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia will help fight wildfires in California, and the federal government is co-ordinating efforts with the provinces to deploy resources.

Sajjan says in a social media post that 60 firefighters from the two provinces will be deployed as soon as Monday, and that Canadian officials are working to identify and prepare more resources to send in the days ahead.

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A spokeswoman for Sajjan confirms in an email that Canada has received and approved an official request for help.

Alberta announced last week that it is sending up to 40 wildland firefighters with more personnel, waterbombers and contracted night-vision helicopters ready to deploy.

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Their crews are sent to California every fall as part of an annual contract that has been in place for more than 30 years.

The massive fires have killed at least 24people as of Sunday afternoon and 150,000 people in Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders.

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Loewen said additional Type 1 firefighters, incident command personnel, and qualified support staff are ready to go, if requested.

He added that Alberta is also preparing its water bombers, pilots, and contracted night vision helicopters to assist in California.