A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 5, 2004

| INITIAL ATTACK crew member. Jeramy LaFontaine, left, and Joe Grant and Mike Ridsdale,
‘members of the Kitimat Firefirds, a 20-person crew. assigned to. large fires, have. been
‘spending their time getting ready for another. Season, a

Firefighters gear up
for another season

“AT'S. TOO’ early to tell what kind of forest fire - - ‘berta vand-as far as Ontatio. ; co
season awails the. northwest, but. forest service “Te! $ complete’ mobility. We 26 wherever: we:
officials point to- the show melting earlier than are needed," said. Westby, “Tt could. be: down.
usual and. less precipitation than normal, “south or. in’ other. Provinces: where We: have
_-* “Overali, it’s drier ‘than normal, but we really “agreements.” ne :
won't know the weather. patiern until late‘May. or” The. Filmon- report, conimissioned. catter. last
early June,” says. local -forest. ‘protection. officer
Steve ‘Westby- who 1 is: ‘based: at: the Northwest Re-
‘gional Airport... oe :

Westby and” ‘others § speit Aptil ramping up. fire
crews: and: making ‘Preparations, for whatever

firefi ighters.

>. an. existing 10-member : crew in. Houston t to make

' a fully-manned unit crew: © /.*.: wi

awaits: ‘them. “Across ‘the: northwest, there’ sa unit crew ‘in :
It’s been’ years since, ‘there: has been a signifi. “Kitimat ealled the- “Firebirds, one. in Hazelton. ©

., cant forest fire ‘in, this. area, but “Westby and the - called the Rainmakers, « Gne in’Telkwa called the

others: this year caity thé experience gained. after. “Rangers,” the new 20- member. crew in. ‘Houston.

they. were sent.south’ in. response to the large and

devastating fires-i in the. Barriere area, in’ ‘Kelow- ; a

na and in other areas. -"So from: four: and. a half ¢ crews, we: vé gone
“That kind of, mobility: has become’ a. hallmark Up: to five,”: said Westby: "That: makes. ‘for: 100 vo

of ihe provincial forest fire protection service, ‘people ready to: fight larger fires? . 5. .
In past years, local officials: haves gone 1 to Al a Cont”. i Page A AIS.

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year’ $ southern: fires, recommended: hiring. ‘more o

In the north, ‘that! S. meant. adding: 10 people t to, Q a Sh,

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