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Kootenay Lake Zone office responds to letter writer regarding new fire rating sign

Letters to the editor
By Letters to the editor
August 11th, 2014

Editor, The Nelson Daily

We’re writing to set the record straight in response to concerns raised by Maurice A. Rhodes in his July 31st letter published in The Nelson Daily about the new sign at our Kootenay Lake Zone office.

We want readers to know that the sign was built at little cost to taxpayers. The sign was designed and built by two long-term and accomplished members of our seasonal fire fighting staff — one a professional timber framer and the other a talented jack of all trades in construction.

These individuals supplied their own specialty tools at no cost to the Wildfire Management Branch. The majority of the sign was built out of recycled materials found within the yard, including all the wood which was sourced from a decommissioned bridge.

Kootenay Lake fire crews are very proud of the work they do and the community they are fortunate enough to live in, and that is clearly reflected in this sign.

The project is not yet complete due to the increase in wildfire activity over the summermonths.

When time permits, the sign will include a “Fire Danger Rating” section on both sides. In the past week alone, Kootenay Lake Initial Attack crews have responded to more than 30 fires and are proving once again why the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch is considered a world-class organization.

 

Grant Walton

Southeast Fire Centre Manager,

Art Westerhaug

Forest Protection Officer – Kootenay Lake Zone

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