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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.
