Residents of the Park Ridge subdivision are grateful for the quick response of Salmon Arm firefighters to a blaze in an adjacent forested area.
Park Ridge91裸聊视频檚 Pamela Mannix said the fire was initially spotted in the forested area to the east of the 20th Street SE complex near Turner Creek by a fellow resident91裸聊视频檚 granddaughter on Friday afternoon, May 3.
91裸聊视频淲hen you91裸聊视频檙e standing there watching this fire going up a tree and starting to go to another one and they91裸聊视频檙e yelling about where91裸聊视频檚 the water and get the water down here91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檓 so grateful we have them,91裸聊视频� said Mannix of the Salmon Arm Fire Department. 91裸聊视频淚t could have been worse had someone not phoned.91裸聊视频�
Fire Chief Brad Shirley agreed. He said the fire department responded with five trucks around 5:17 p.m., noting firefighters had just cleared from a motor-vehicle collision so the response time was very good.
91裸聊视频淲hen crews arrived there was lots of smoke in the area91裸聊视频� so they hiked in and found a homeless camp on fire along with surrounding trees and brush,91裸聊视频� said Shirley, adding the blaze was quickly extinguished.
91裸聊视频淐ertainly it had the potential to spread 91裸聊视频� It got a little bit windy on us but not terribly,91裸聊视频� said Shirley. 91裸聊视频淚t was pretty fortunate they spotted it and called us as early as they did.91裸聊视频�
Shirley said police also responded and were investigating to determine who had been at the encampment, as no one was present when firefighters arrived.
Following suit with the Kamloops Fire Centre, the only fires currently allowed in Salmon Arm are Category 1 campfires. A ban on Category 3 fires went into effect on May 3, while the window for Category 2 fires in the city closed mid-April.
91裸聊视频淭he only thing that91裸聊视频檚 permitted now within the city are campfires and of course you need to have a permit to have a campfire and you can get those at city hall,91裸聊视频� said Shirley. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the only thing we91裸聊视频檙e allowing now.91裸聊视频�
As residents of Park Ridge did, Shirley reminded people, should they see fire or smoke not to hesitate and call 911.
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