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More Out of Province Firefighters Arriving

Thursday, August 28, 2014 @ 2:15 PM

Prince George, B.C.- More  out of  province   wildfire fighting personnel will soon be arriving in Prince George.

80 sustained action firefighters,  four team leaders and one agency representative,  all from Ontario will be  coming to Prince George where they will be briefed and then  sent to fires  in the Province.

There are 152  active wildfires in the province, and the  fresh crew  will give B.C.  personnel  a break.

The  crew from Ontario could be here for up to 2 weeks,  and will join more than 1250 provincial staff, 810 B.C. contractors, more than 295 other put of province personnel, 74 from  Australian and two from Alaska who are already  working on  fires in B.C.

Heading into the long weekend,  people heading out  for a last camping trip are reminded to be fire safe as many areas of the province still have  fire danger ratings of  high to extreme.

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