A large exercise led by local firefighters took crews up the waters of Indian Arm to Camp Jubilee
It’s 9 p.m. on the first day of the sweltering month of August. As the sun is setting, a recreational boater notices a glow from a depression on the eastern slopes of Indian Arm – the more they look, the more they become certain that what they’re seeing is a wildfire.
Effective collaboration is a critical marker of success when it comes to responding to emergencies like this, says Mike Danks, Chief of DNVFRS. “The mountains are our backyard on the North Shore, which makes us particularly vulnerable to wildfires,” Danks said. “Our priority is to be as prepared as possible for scenarios like this.”
In the mock exercise, emergency crews and supplies are brought to Camp Jubilee by boat and barge. Carrying a fixed line with cargo on the end, a Talon TwinStar helicopter flies in lines of hose and a gas-powered water pump.
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