More Firefighters Heading East to Help Battle Flames

Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:41 AM

More B.C. Forest Fire Fighters are on their way east.

64, including 1 from Prince George, 20 from Hazelton, 20 from Telkwa and one from Terrace, are on their way to Val d'or Quebec to help battle forest fires. The balance of the crew are from Vernon, and the Kamloops area.

This crew leaves today, and a crew sent earlier this month (141 firefighters ) to battle fires in northern Ontario will be coming home this weekend.

The team heading out today will be in Quebec for up to 19 days. Eastern Ontario and Quebec is experiencing a warming and drying weather
trend, with a lightning storm that moved through the area on Thursday causing a number of fire starts.

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Posted on Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:41 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on May 26 2007 10:05 PM

Not only do we have to support Quebec financially, but we have to send them our able bodied men as well? Can't them Frenchmen pick up a shovel to save themselves???