A group of 10 wildland firefighters from Prince Edward Island is in the Yukon this week helping crews in the territory combat widespread forest fires. 

P.E.I.'s Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action now has 55 staff members trained to fight wildfires, including technicians and foresters. 

There were 87 active wildfires burning across Yukon as of Thursday, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. 

"They were very happy that we were able to send some resources their w…