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Flames leapt metres in the air

A helicopter hauling a water bucket approaches a blazing fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text credit:
[1] The editorial team of Heather Persson, James Murray, and Tracy Hughes won the Jack Webster Award of Distinction for a series of newspaper articles and photographs covering the Silver Creek Fire. The trophy was awarded in 1999.

Feature image:
Flight from the flames.

Feature photo:
James Murray, Salmon Arm Observer, c. 1998

Photo credit in order of appearance:
1. James Murray, Salmon Arm Observer, c. 1998
2. Gordon Pelletier, c. 1998

We started to read about ourselves. Others did too. The “Flight from the Flames” photograph won a coveted Webster Award in 1999.[1]

Man stands as he reads the Salmon Arm Observer newspaper. Photo of fire on front cover.

1. Private Mann reads the Salmon Arm Observer at base camp in the Salmon Valley.

Fire burns bright red at night. Buildings lit in the foreground.

2. A view from Salmon Arm on August 5th. The fire was in control.