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BC Wildfire Service personnel in 2016 BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is the wildfire suppression service of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is an element of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.
Five Fire Wardens were appointed as Constables under the Bush Fire Act in 1905. The British Columbia Forest Service also employed Constables (Forest Rangers from 1912 to 1979), Forest Officers (1979 to 1994) and Compliance and Enforcement Officers (Forest Officer/Forest Official) (1994 to 2011) until the Natural Resource Officers were formed in ...
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS) was founded in 1886 and today serves the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. The Vancouver Fire And Rescue Services provides Fire Suppression Services,Medical Response Services,Technical Rescue Services and Hazardous Materials Response Services. In 2017, VFRS responded to 67,000 emergency calls. [1]
The British Columbia Wildfire Service predicted that Tropical Storm Hilary, which drenched southern California with rain, could bring stronger winds to fan the flames. There was also heightened ...
BC Wildfire Service maps showed the fire burning just a few kilometers (miles) west of Fort Nelson’s city limits. Fort Nelson is located in the far northeastern corner of British Columbia, about ...
The wildfire had swelled to nearly 53 square kilometers (20 square miles). The service's fire behavior specialist, Ben Boghean, said that the extreme fire behavior — made worse by years of drought and a below-normal snowpack this past winter — could threaten the crews that have been fighting the nearby Parker Lake wildfire.
The wildfire, called Eagle Bluff, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.49 miles) from Osoyoos, according to the British Columbia Wildfire Service. Osoyoos and the regional district of Okanagan ...
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