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BC Wildfire Service Structure Protection Specialist, Kevin Dalgarno explains the efforts that have been made in and around the community of Hudson's Hope. Personnel and crews have been working closely with the Hudson’s Hope Fire Department to support implementing the structure defense plan. Structure protection crews from Kelowna, Fort St John, Chimney Felker, Beaverly, Ferndale, Prince George, Salmon Arm, Peachland, North Vancouver, Charlie Lake, Red Rock/Stoner, Miocene, Armstrong, Quesnel, Co

Captain Willow Bloomquist of the Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department and Structure Branch Director Kevin Woronchak from the BC Wildfire Service are supporting ongoing response to the Wesley Ridge (V71145) wildfire near Cameron Lake. They share how FireSmart, structure protection, structure defence and cooperative response have worked together to prevent property loss in the wildland-urban interface. For up to date information on the Wesley Ridge wildfire visit the incident page: https://wildfires