Devyn Gale was in her third season with B.C. Wildfire Service. She was known for her hard work and infectious smile.
Devyn Gale was 19 and in her third season working with the B.C. Wildfire Service when she was fatally injured by a falling tree while fighting a fire near Revelstoke, B.C. A WorkSafeBC report has found several safety failures leading up to the death of a 19-year-old wildfire fighter last summer.
Two firefighters were also injured while trying to free Gale, according to the provincial workplace safety agency's report, which was finalized close to a year after her death. In addition, the agency found the B.C. Wildfire Service has a culture that normalizes risks around dangerous trees even though it is aware of safety concerns related to them.
"A lot of the things around danger trees are changing in real time … and the way we look at safety is changing and we have to constantly evolve with it."
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