Michigan firefighters are in Canada helping fight some of the more than 700 active wildfires in the country, WPBN/WGTU reports. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has sent multiple crews by helicopter to remote locations in Canada, the report said. Firefighters work 17 to 20 days before returning home.

Local health officials, firefighters and community leaders weigh in on the growing concern over wildfire season.

Wildfires continue to burn across a massive area in Canada, particularly in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.