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OP PEREGRINE GALLERY - 1
Operation Peregrine is the name of the Canadian Forces fire fighting efforts in British Columbia during the summer of 2003. During the fires many communities in the interior of the province were threatened and suffered severe damage. Over 2,600 soldiers, sailors and air force personnel fought the fires alongside their civilian counterparts from the BC Forest Service and local fire departments protecting British Columbians from this threat.
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Resilience A burned out telephone pole serves as a makeshift flagpole near the badly fire damaged community of Louis Creek. |
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Ominous Presence The Myra Canyon fire in the Okanagan Mountain Park fire zone looms over the fire fighting efforts there |
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Taking a breather on the fire line Kelowna, BC -- Ordinary Seaman Kevin Shannon a member of the naval fire fighting contingent takes a breather from the hard work of digging out hotspots in the Myra Canyon fire zone to the south of Kelowna. |
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out a hotspot 11 Sep 2003. Okanagan Falls, BC -- MCpl Richard Coltart, 4 Wing CFB Cold Lake,extinguishes a burning tree trunk while fighting fires in the Vaseux Lake fire zone. |
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Fire Fighter's Snack 11 Sep 2003. Okanagan Falls -- A firefighters snack with the trusty Pulaski fire axe nearby. |
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Earth Mover 11 Sep 2003. Okanagan Falls, BC -- Members of the 4 Wing Detachment CFB Cold Lake, work to clear away an area of smouldering wood in the Vaseux Lake fire.
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Teamwork 11 Sep 2003. Okanagan Falls, BC -- Members of the 4 Wing work to build a small fire guard around smouldering pieces of tree trunk . A chain saw used to attack the fire in the trunk and remove pieces so the fire within could be extinguished sits in the foreground |
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to be of use 11 Sep 2003. Okanagan Falls, BC -- A Bison , eight-wheeled military field ambulance and a heavy army troop transport parked and ready for use in the Vaseux Lake fire zone |