Boots on ground: Military arrives in Vanderhoof to help firefighters
More than 100 tents have been set up on the Nechako Valley Exhibition grounds to accommodate firefighters who have arrived from across the border including Mexico and US.
The military arrived in Vanderhoof from the Edmonton base and set up base inside the local Curling Club and their vehicles are parked at the Nechako Valley Secondary School. Soldiers were deployed as part of federal assistance in the province’s wildfire fight In a post, BC Wildfire Service said the military personnel will work alongside firefighters on the firelines to help bring wildfires in the area under control.
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