More help on the way to fight wildfires
KAMLOOPS — More help is on its way to help fight the over 120 wildfires still burning in the province.
While the most problematic fire is still the Elephant Hill fire, which continues to grow on three fronts, Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says there are many others that need attention, and all available resources are being mustered.
Skrepnek says with no relief in sight in the weather forecast, the Wildfire emergency is expected to continue over the next few weeks.
More international personnel are on their way to help. In a news release, Skrepnek says “over the next week, more than 400 firefighting staff from New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and the United States will join over 3,800 personnel currently working througout the province to respond to the ongoing situation.”