Skip to main content
Go back

Looking for Wildland Firefighters

Portrait of a man in yellow coveralls with a cap on head.

Feature photo:
Dressed in a Nomex firefighting suit is Eric “Baker” Williams, a seasoned Salmon Arm firefighter.

Photo credit:
James Murray, Salmon Arm Observer, c. 1998

The three Fire Wardens from the Salmon Arm area needed more help fighting the Silver Creek Fire. Fire Boss Roy Benson put in a request for help. Other firefighters came from around the province.

Mustached man in coveralls, wearing a red Fire Warden baseball cap smiles.

Ed Chaykowski was the first person to walk into the fire.

Man in yellow overalls sits at a table eating a meal.

Meal time! Russell Williams taking a break from firefighting. He worked on the Initial Attack crew.

Man with a goatee and glasses wearing a hard hat. Forest and hills behind him.

Prince George firefighter Ed Pearson smiles for the camera. Every draft, every breeze had him concerned.