Greer Creek Now 70 Percent Contained

Saturday, June 26, 2010 04:52 PM

Prince George, B.C. - The Greer Creek fire southwest of Vanderhoof is now 70% contained.

Heavy machinery operators have completed a fuel free guard line around the perimiter of the fire and crews have worked all day today securing that line by burning fuels between the containment line and the fire front. Cooler and wetter conditions overnight and today are significantly reducing fire behaviour.

There are a total of 245 personnel are working to contain this fire including:

• 205 firefighters
• pilots for 5 helicopters
• personnel to handle 18 pieces of heavy equipment

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Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 04:52 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Harbinger on June 27 2010 12:09 PM

70% of the smoky air from Hooterville is contained? What about our regular pollutants and our CN dust, when are they or someone gonna contain that? Now I can breathe better. Ahhhh!

Posted by: Dragonmaster on June 27 2010 2:27 PM

"70% of the smoky air from Hooterville is contained?"

Huh?

Posted by: Harbinger on June 27 2010 4:27 PM

from near....feel better now?