There are currently a total of
124 firefighters, 41 pieces of heavy equipment and 5 helicopters assigned to the Arrow Lake Complex. Additional aircraft is available, if requested.
The Incidence Management Team is reminding the residents of Fauquier and Renata who are now on evacuation alert that structure protection will remain in the community until the alert is lifted.
“We kindly ask that the structure protection assets such as hoses, holding pools and sprinklers, not be relocated or removed as they are strategically placed by trained firefighters,” they said in a release issues Wednesday.
For residents who are located in areas where the alert has been lifted, structure protection assets will be taken down over the coming days.
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