The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today (May 1) released its investigation report (A22P0067) into an emergency forced landing of an Air Tractor AT-802A aircraft,…
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New wildfire reported 33 km south of Cranbrook
BC Wildfire Service is today attacking a wildfire 6.5 km west of Cherry Lake (33 km south of Cranbrook). The fire discovered Oct. 2 is…
Evacuation Alert rescinded for Connell Ridge fire
As BC Wildfire Service crews continue to make progress on the Connell Ridge fire, the Evacuation Alert that was issued on August 2 has been…
Mount Docking is now a wildfire of note
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has added a fourth wildfire of note to the East Kootenay count today (August 18). The Mount Docking wildfire, 27 kilometres…
BCWS maintains attacks on regional wildfires
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) today (August 14) issued a community bulletin covering the region’s three wildfires of note at Connell Ridge, Weasel Creek and…
BCWS provides updates covering wildfires of note in region
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) this morning released an update bulletin covering the three wildfires of note in the East Kootenay, the Connell Ridge, Weasel…
Skimmer pilot makes successful forced landing
Yesterday afternoon (August 2) a Conair 802 Air Tractor Fireboss Skimmer aircraft experienced an engine failure during operations while working on the Connell Ridge wildfire,…