U.S. Firefighters Deploy to Israel to help fight flames
Channel: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem 
Date: 30/11/2016

A group of 39 American firefighters deployed to Israel during the Thanksgiving weekend to help their Israeli firefighting brothers battle massive forest fires that waged all across Israel. On November 29, the Israeli government gave certificates of appreciation to firefighters from several nations, including the United States, who came to Israel’s help during a time of need. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro came to Hazor Air Base near Tel Aviv to personally thank the volunteers, all of which are members of the Emergency Volunteer Project (EVP), a U.S. – Israeli volunteer organization designed to train and deploy first-responders in times of need.