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Cranbrook, BC (March 28, 2024) – In collaboration with the BC Wildfire Service, the City will be undertaking a prescribed burn at Canadian Rockies International Airport as early as Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services is partnering with the Southeast Fire Centre, the City of Kimberley Fire Department, ʔaq̓am, and several other industry partners as part of the prescribed burn.
Weather dependent, the burn will encompass 50-hectares of land at the Canadian Rockies International Airport. Smoke will be highly visible from Cranbrook, Kimberley, and the surrounding area, as well as along Highway 3, Highway 93, and Highway 95A.
“Without the support of a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust, this prescribed burn wouldn’t have been possible,” says Dan MacKinnon, Deputy Director of Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services. “Collaboration and partnership with the wildfire hazard mitigation program is paramount to protect our community and neighbouring communities from the threat of wildfire.”
The prescribed burn will mostly include a grass burn and will focus on reducing accumulations of matted grass, wood, and combustible materials while providing critical infrastructure protection and reducing the risk of wildfires to the local communities.
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