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On the fire line

Two firefighters in red coveralls dig in the burned ground. A man with a purple t-shirt sprays water into the ground. Two men in red coveralls look on. All men wear hard hats.

Feature photo:
Still burning. Privates Blackburn, Green, and Boutilier along with Civilian Barney Linvill and Master Corporal Sinclair battle to extinguish burning roots.

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

After completing their S100  Fire Suppression and Safety Course, the soldiers were outfitted in fire resistant clothing and taken into the fire zone.

 

Men in coveralls, some with hard hats, carrying shovels and backpacks, getting out of an uncovered army truck.

Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry outfitted in Nomex fire-resistant suits.

Covered army truck travels on dusty road in a burned forest.

The PPCLI were transported to the fire in army trucks.