Chilliwack Progress Aussie firefighting experts arriving in Chilliwack ThursdayChilliwack ProgressBC Wildfire Service has indicated the Australian officers and technicians will be lending expertise in firefighting logistics, gear, and technology to the ongoing efforts. There are an estimated 140 fires still burning, according to the wildfire …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
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Yukon News Yukon sending money, firefighting equipment to wildfire-stricken …Yukon NewsThe Yukon is sending money and firefighting equipment down to British Columbia to aid the province in its fight against wildfires raging across the Interior.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Kamloops This Week Fletcher: Hype doesn’t help firefighting effortsKamloops This WeekComing off the coldest winter in recorded history for much of B.C. and a cold, wet spring, I’ve been waiting for someone to blame the latest round of forest fires on conditions created by human-caused global warming. B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver …and more » Powered […]
Yukon News Yukon sending money, firefighting equipment to wildfire-stricken British ColumbiaYukon NewsThe Yukon is sending money and firefighting equipment down to British Columbia to aid the province in its fight against wildfires raging across the Interior. The Yukon government will donate $25,000 to the Canadian Red Cross, which is supporting tens …BC wildfires: Australian firefighters […]
National Post Ukrainian firefighting plane helps with Montenegro wildfiresNational PostPODGORICA, Montenegro — A plane from Ukraine has joined firefighting efforts in Montenegro after the country asked for international help to battle wildfires raging along the Adriatic coast. Authorities say help also will arrive from Switzerland and … Powered by WPeMatico
Prince George Citizen Sutherland Road fire exposes unique rural firefighting agreementPrince George CitizenTake the Sutherland Road fire, which has been burning for more than a week north east of the community of Fort Fraser, about 135 kilometres west of Prince George. The nearly 16-square-kilometre fire was first spotted on July 7 by a nearby resident, […]
Balkan Insight Blazes Expose Montenegro’s Firefighting DeficienciesBalkan InsightLocal media reported on Tuesday that the Montenegrin government asked NATO to help by sending two Canadair firefighting planes to combat blazes on the Lustica peninsula and in the Djurasevici area in the south of the country which have forced the … Powered by WPeMatico
TheChronicleHerald.ca Nova Scotia’s firefighting elite off to BCTheChronicleHerald.caHALIFAX — A group of elite Nova Scotia firefighters will join the front lines battling wildfires burning across British Columbia. Twenty highly-trained firefighters and a manager will board a chartered plane in Halifax that is transporting …SA firefighting experts heading to Canada9news.com.auEntire city and area of Williams Lake […]
Vancouver Sun Daily Poll: Could partisan politics hamper BC firefighting efforts?Vancouver SunA fire burns in Lake Country, B.C., in this July 16, 2017 Twitter handout photo. HO / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. NDP Leader John Horgan is expected to be sworn as B.C.’s 36th premier on Tuesday. Postmedia columnist Rob Shaw … Powered […]
Vernon Morning Star MP applaud firefighting effortsVernon Morning StarThe street was covered in fire retardant from the firefighting aerial attack Saturday night. People had to leave so quickly, there was no time to prepare. Door were left behind unlocked. Garage doors were left open. Early Sunday afternoon, many of the …Fire 80% containedPentiction Western News8 […]