The BC Wildfire Service has lost two members this fire season.
It’s been a “heavy” year for the BC Wildfire Service as the organization works through grief after the death of another frontline firefighter last week in B.C.
“There is a lot of grief, within the organization and beyond,” said Cliff Chapman, BCWS director of wildfire operations, at a provincial news conference Wednesday. “It's not easy work, these people are leaving their families, they're leaving their livelihoods to go and support the community's efforts in the fire fight in B.C. right now."
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