Saskatchewan is pausing three planes from wildfire missions because of a fatal crash involving the same aircraft model in the Northwest Territories.
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said it’s conducting a full review of the three bird dog planes, which are used as airborne command centres to co-ordinate firefighting operations, out of an abundance of caution.
“The safety of our pilots, crews and the public is our highest priority,” Marlo Pritchard, president and fire commissioner with the agency, said in a news release Friday.
“While these aircraft are critical to our wildfire response operations, we are taking a proactive approach to ensure their continued safety and reliability.”…