B C fire crews test fire tactics in Australia
Fifty two British Columbia forest fire specialists joined Victoria and Tasmania crews to fight extreme fires. Bruce Young, coordinating the B C contingent, notes hotter conditions and different fuels as embers fly up to fifteen kilometres ahead. Local structures and resources have already burned.
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BC Fire Crews Aid Australia In Fiery Australian Blaze
BC firefighting crew joins Victoria state efforts battling the Great Divide fire. The Canadian team, including Rob Krause and personnel from Cariboo, Bulkley Valley Lakes District, and Prince George, praises the experience and coordination with Australian authorities. Progress improves as weather cools. total fires in B C last year reached about 130 000 hectares. The contingent, paid by Australia, remains until February 14.
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Rob Krause
B.C
Cariboo
Bulkley Valley Lakes
Prince George Fire Centre
Steve Kitchen
Chetwynd
Mark Brise
Vanderhoof
Fort St. John
Arlen Kanary
Quintin Balfour
Great Divide
Victoria
Young
Australia
January 2007 Exam Week and Weather Plans
January 26 to February 2 marks exam week with team exams and a quiet study area in the Drama Room. Provincial exams proceed regardless of weather and missed exams may only be rewritten in the next cycle in April or June.
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