About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in B.C.'s Interior have pulled out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls 'persistent bear activity.'
The service says the bears threatened the safety of personnel “within and around” the camp near Gold Bridge, about 100 kilometres west of Lillooet, B.C., prompting the decision to move everyone Wednesday evening.Nic Kokolski, an information officer with the service, says the animals had been moving around tents and other camp infrastructure.
A social media post by the wildfire service says its personnel are being hosted at T’it’q’et First Nation and Lillooet municipal facilities for the time being. It says conservation officers have been “assessing and advising” on plans to safely return crews as they battle the Downton Lake wildfire.
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'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior campGOLD BRIDGE, B.C. — About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls 'persistent bear activity.
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'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior campGOLD BRIDGE, B.C. — About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls 'persistent bear activity.
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'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior campGOLD BRIDGE, B.C. — About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls 'persistent bear activity.
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'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior campGOLD BRIDGE, B.C. — About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls 'persistent bear activity.
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'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior campGOLD BRIDGE, B.C. — About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls 'persistent bear activity.
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‘Persistent’ bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior campWhile neither firefighters nor bears have been harmed, conservation authorities said it would be safest for the firefighters to leave - they are currently being hosted at T’it’q’et First Nation and Lillooet municipal facilities
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