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The Mt. Hayes fire (V62669) outside of #Ladysmith is now classified as Being Held. A fire that is Being Held has received sufficient suppression action that it is not likely to spread further under forecasted conditions. #BCWildfire 
While holding the fire is an important milestone, crews still have lots of hard physical work ahead. Due to extremely dry conditions this fire has burned deep into the ground.
In addition to strengthening control lines, crews will use hand tools to dig out hot spots and turn over and wet down earth to remove the remaining heat from the fire. Smoke will likely remain visible until the fire has been declared out.
Yesterday the Mt Hayes wildfire (V62669) received additional support from 9 parattack firefighters (smokejumpers), dispatched from the Prince George Fire Centre.
Located in #FortStJohn & #MackenzieBC and utilized heavily in the north, parattack jumpships can respond anywhere...
Located in #FortStJohn & #MackenzieBC and utilized heavily in the north, parattack jumpships can respond anywhere...
in the province within 2 hours, staffing incidents independently or providing support to resources already on the ground. On arrival to an incident parattack can deploy 6,000 lbs of equipment as well as up to 13 experienced firefighters - crews as well as officers capable of...
filling command roles or providing falling support. Well-suited to remote areas of the province, but not limited to them, smokejumpers are a highly mobile & versatile resource taking advantage of the speed, range, payload & cost efficiency of fixed wing aircraft.
