A firefighter has been killed whereas combating a large wildfire in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality within the Canadian province this month throughout this 12 months’s file fireplace season
Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn alongside a ridge high north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AP Picture/Noah Berger)
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A firefighter has been killed whereas combating a large wildfire in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality within the Canadian province this month throughout this 12 months’s file fireplace season.
The British Columbia Wildfire Service confirmed Saturday {that a} contract firefighter crew member was killed Friday within the Prince George Hearth Centre space, which incorporates the just about 6,000-square-kilometer (2,316 sq. mile) Donnie Creek blaze.
The places of work of each British Columbia Premier David Eby and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston say the firefighter, who has not been recognized publicly, died whereas combating the Donnie Creek wildfire.
On July 13, 19-year-old Devyn Gale died whereas she was combating a wildfire close to Revelstoke, British Columbia after she was struck by a falling tree.
Eby mentioned in his assertion that the newest fatality coming so quickly after Gale’s loss of life “has shaken folks all through” the province and devastated the firefighting neighborhood.
Statistics from the provincial wildfire service present there are presently 363 lively wildfires in British Columbia, with 11 new fires within the final 24 hours and 191 blazes labeled as uncontrolled.