BC Wildfire Service Structure Protection Specialist, Kevin Dalgarno explains the efforts that have been made in and around the community of Hudson's Hope. Personnel and crews have been working closely with the Hudson’s Hope Fire Department to support implementing the structure defense plan. Structure protection crews from Kelowna, Fort St John, Chimney Felker, Beaverly, Ferndale, Prince George, Salmon Arm, Peachland, North Vancouver, Charlie Lake, Red Rock/Stoner, Miocene, Armstrong, Quesnel, Co

The BC Wildfire Service is preparing to conduct a larger-scale planned ignition on the Doctor Creek (N21257) wildfire to help support crews gain containment on the southeast perimeter of the fire. The ignition will begin today (Sept. 4, 2020), as early as 12 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) and will tie into the smaller-scale ignition that was successfully completed yesterday afternoon (Sept. 3, 2020). Sikorsky S-61 helicopters, as shown in this video, are being utilized to deliver fire retardant to rein

Video from BC Wildfire Service shows two Parattack crews and one leader deployed to the east flank of the Old Man Lake wildfire in Sooke. 🪂 Parattack crews, also known as "smokejumpers," are specially trained to parachute from fixed-wing aircraft to access wildfires in remote or hard-to-reach areas. The wildfire remains out of control and is about 230 hectares in size as of Saturday evening. | Vancouver Island Buzz