ESS closing up for another wildfire season
PRINCE GEORGE – The Emergency Support Services site set up behind the Kin Centres earlier this year is slowly disappearing, as the wildfire season winds down. And what a year it was.
“This year, we hosted just over 375 evacuees from as far as Peace River, but also from Wells and Barkerville,” explains Tayna Spooner, Manager of Emergency Programs. “And we were prepared for additional evacuations from the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and even the Regional District of Frazer Fort George. We actually set up and set down again really quickly for Valemount when they had their sudden fire that was so quickly put out this season.”