Incoming Incident Controller Dave Key say crews on the ground at Port Hills will spend today dampening hotspots. Drone footage last night identified 20 hotspots and 70 firefighters will work on turning over and extinguishing these today. There will .
Firefighters will be working to extinguish 20 hotspots at the Port Hills fireground on Thursday. Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says the drone crew identified the hotspots overnight, with 11 crews now tasked with eliminating them today. A total .
The colder weather combined with a small amount of rain overnight on Monday helped cool the Port Hills fireground, but this has made for challenging, slippery conditions on Tuesday. Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says safety of the crews has been the .
Drone crews have identified 17 more hotspots at the Port Hills fire, meaning there are now 40 hotspots that firefighters are actively working to extinguish today. There are 100 firefighters and 20 support personnel working alongside five helicopters .
Port Hills fire Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says the dampening down and the creation and widening of fire breaks have proven themselves against the stronger winds today. 'We’ve had 100 firefighters and 20 support personnel working .