AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Forest fire _ danger cools down with | the weather FIRE CREWS in the Terrace area are still, working to. contain and mop up the more thah 300 hectarés” of Forest: charred in the area over the last couple, weeks, “Things: are” starling: to’ look -more likes regular: _ ‘said Steve Westby, a fire protection’ officer ate routine,” the forest service’s- airport. attack, base’ here. The Copper. River fi ire, which threatened the evacua- tion of-the Copperside- subdivision is now 100: per cent ° contained and. c crews - are mopping: Up. and hitting hot. - ‘spots, morning and’ then: sending crews to those areas,” “said _ Westby. He explaiiied" this was. more: efficient ‘than hav-..” ing the 20 fire: fighters Still: working. on ‘the fire on the - ground without: direction, 2) ‘We seek” and destroy: the: fiot spots" said Westby.” - The’ Kitimat - Firebirds, the.. area*s’ unit: crew, have . . been’ deployed to. fight-a fite i in:the Fraser Canyon; while. crews from Ontario: ‘and Nelson _ things. off i in the; for- -est around Terrace: _ ~ "We got-a request for. them: go. The Firebirds are: a type one unit’ crew;" said. Westby, explaining. they. were - asked to’ go to the: Fraser: Cannon fire, because they're - trained to work on the’ steep terrain and: were, being under. utilized mopping-up here... : Westby says the weather: has. beet both a, help and an’. obstacle... < - “The. Tain. “has been ‘great. to cool ‘things: “down.” he. ‘said but ‘added that the. maIst- weather’ has‘ also kept the upper parts of some: the burnt! areas. Sloaked" in cloud, ° making. it: difficult’ to ‘see the: area: from aircraft or. heli- - _copters in the: high elevations. © - ' There-were mioré than. 100 péople. fighting fires i in the 3 area in: last: few. iwecks;. said Jenni: ‘Martin, an ‘official. from the Terrace ‘airport. attack: base, On‘ top of. firefight- ‘ets, there were: eight helicopters dropping: water, three - bulldozers,’ ‘five: water. tanker, “SIX: excavators, ‘two! fallers, anda grader’ working. an blazes ‘near Terrace, 9: B. Cc. has’ already spent almost, $40, million: fighting. said’ ‘Suzanne: von ‘der Porten, who‘ works: at the: ‘forest, service's northwest’ fire centre. in Smithers, 10" - Over a- thousand: ‘fires: have! already’ tipped. through B.C. forests this year. And that number is. almost’ double: ; last year’s figures: for this time. cop _. The blazes ‘haye’ burnt. more than: 109: 000 hectares: af - forests while last year. only 3,904 hectares: hid gone. up in smoke this‘éarly i in the season. ~' -- . Fires: started sparking up. when: lightening began’ ‘hits ting the forest- which have: been ‘dried out. by.the usually. hot dry weather. The western half of: ‘the’ province: has been, experiencing record high temperatures and low. hue. midity since. early May. i ADVENTURE ‘CHALLENGE. a downhill @: ' “a N ortbwest Escapes | By Sierre Allison - Paik ’ Many plants are undergoing a transition, as Rewer turn to berris, and foliage i is weighed | ‘down with. fruit, ae Berry bushes can be found.i ino variety of envitonments, incliding” . |. wooded-areas, stream banks, fields or clearings and swampy or maist.” ‘| locations. ‘Plants such as the High-bush Cranberry (Vibernum edule) by three lobed leaves, white spring flowers and tart red berrias,: -has seven to ten leaflets ¢ oh each stem and. a large cluster r of orange- . red-berries.- “velvety leaves, ‘small pink tinged white flowers and‘ growé-in-dry.” muskeg ar shaded woods, The distinctive blue betrles are enoveny for : their. sweet flavour: © ; : can’ usually be found ‘on rotter stumps. 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