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In a first for Vancouver Island, a seven-person “parattack” crew flew here in a fixed-wing aircraft, parachuted in adjacent to the fire and spent the night there. Such crews specialize in accessing remote or hard-to-reach locations, with this one traveling from Fort St. John.
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Rainfall helps firefighters at Cowichan wildfire; crew parachutes into remote spot
In a first for Vancouver Island, a seven-person “parattack” crew flew here in a fixed-wing aircraft, parachuted in adjacent to the fire and spent the night there. Such crews specialize in accessing remote or hard-to-reach locations, with this one traveling from Fort St. John.
Rainfall helps firefighters at Cowichan wildfire; crew parachutes into remote spot
Rainfall has provided some relief for wildfire crews in the Cowichan Valley, B.C. Wildfire Service information officer Dorthe Jakobsen said Saturday.
www.timescolonist.com
