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Okanagan ESS volunteers sent to northern B.C. to help wildfire evacuees

Some more help from the Okanagan is on the way to northern B.C. where fire activity is high.

A core group of dedicated Emergency Support Services volunteers from the Central Okanagan are assisting evacuees at the Prince George Reception Centre.

Six members of the Central Okanagan Emergency Support Services organization left Kelowna on Friday night for a seven day deployment to assist with ESS reception services in the northern B.C. city.

<who>Photo Credit: RDCO

If after the end of the deployment, their services are not needed in the Central Okanagan additional ESS volunteers from this area will replace them.

Emergency Support Services Director Catherine Williams says, “We have a very well-trained and experienced group of dedicated volunteers in the Central Okanagan. It’s great that we are able to offer our expertise and assistance to our neighbours in Prince George as they help those displaced by the wildfires.”

The Central Okanagan ESS program volunteers provide on-call response and temporary accommodation, food and other assistance for anyone who is displaced by an emergency whether it’s a house fire or a large-scale evacuation. Volunteers meet monthly and training courses and opportunities are available.

The district also sent some teams of firefighters from the region to assist with the Shovel Lake wildfire, which is the largest fire burning in the province.

<who>Photo Credit: Contributed</who>Team of professional firefighters from Kelowna prepare to leave for Fraser Lake to help with wildfire response.



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