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Fire response horrendous : McGillivray recycler
Owners, workers watched businesses just outside city limits burn to ground June 30 amid jurisdictional chaos, confusion for emergency crews By: Cody Sellar | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 12, 2021 Save to Read Later
A former Winnipeg firefighter who watched his recycling business burn to the ground last month because of a jurisdictional issue says he regrets his decision to locate it just outside city limits.
A former Winnipeg firefighter who watched his recycling business burn to the ground last month because of a jurisdictional issue says he regrets his decision to locate it just outside city limits.
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The risk to life safety is minimal, as the area is uninhabited, and there are no structures at risk of damage in the vicinity, officials said.
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At this time, WFPS has contacted the property owner and the Office of the Fire Commissioner to create a long-term mitigation strategy. Smoke and smouldering may be visible from time-to-time until a long-term strategy is applied and the fire is fully extinguished.
Crews used specialized wildland-urban interface equipment, including the WFPS Bison, to attack the fires and protect the surrounding areas and properties. The WFPS drone was also used for situational awareness and the detection of hot spots.
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Fire protection for Whitecroft could be a year or two away as members of the community association meet with the TNRD and Sun Peaks Resort on the issue next month.
It s the latest attempt to provide the service for the small community at the base of Tod Mountain, and comes after a house fire Thursday afternoon left a couple homeless.
Thompson-Nicola Regional District director John Sternig said previous options have proven too costly for Whitecroft residents.
On the table this time is a proposal that would see Whitecroft rolled into the resort s fire protection area, he told The Daily News.
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