How Can I Become A Volunteer Firefighter in Sooke? “Have you ever thought— If I don’t volunteer, who will?” Applications for Volunteer Firefighters are accepted all year round. Next recruit class is January 2016. Applications are available online, at Fire … Continue reading →
Size decrease is due more accurate mapping. Poor venting may cause smokey conditions to persist in in valleys and low lying areas until the afternoon. Crews continue to build fuel free line on the south flank and the head of … Continue reading →
Size: 325.0 hectares (estimated) (was 250 ha in earlier reports) 20% contained 157 firefighters (up from 104) 9 helicopters (up from 8) 9 heavy equipment (up from 6) A 16 person Incident Management Team was phased into managing this fire … Continue reading →
A downed tree over some power lines caused a brush fire in Sooke yesterday evening #sooke and #otterpoint FDS on scene at brush fire caused by down power lines. West coast rd closed past Grant Rd pic.twitter.com/IKMTe8SlP6 — Steven Sorensen … Continue reading →
Do you have a drone? Do you fly unmanned objects? Here’s what you need to know, with information pulled from BC’s Ministry of Forest and the federal government’s Transport Canada (referenced below). An update on the Lizard Lake fire is at the … Continue reading →
The following video is from the Vancouver Island CTV News Network (link below). Watch what happens in just two minutes after a burning cigarette butt is dropped in tinder-dry grass. You know the kind. It’s the same stuff that’s on … Continue reading →
Fire stats Size: 250 Ha 20% contained Not an interface fire (no structures or communities threatened) Suspected to be human caused Resources 104 firefighters 8 helicopters 6 heavy equipment 16 person Incident Management Team were phased into managing this fire … Continue reading →
Sooke Road (CORRECTION: EAST SOOKE RD -Britt) was also closed earlier this morning due to a brush fire. Our Traffic page showed the following tweet, posted at 6:47 this morning. Methchosin Fire says a brush fire is contained on East … Continue reading →
Cinderella don your slippers, the Grant Manor Fire Ball benefit dance in Sooke has been scheduled. The Grant Road Fire Help committee is hosting a fund-raising dance at the Sooke Community Hall. The dance, called the Fire Ball, will be held on … Continue reading →
Updated at 6:45 p.m. [sam id=”15″ codes=”true”] Still 250 Hectares Still 20% contained 90 firefighters on sight (was 74 this morning, and 60 yesterday Heavy smoke in the area Crews focus on building line and removing danger trees. Helicopter bucketing … Continue reading →
