From private contractors to military personnel to volunteers, a whole lot of people in Yellowknife are working together with goal in mind: keeping the Northwest Territories city safe from a raging wildfire.
CBC NewsN.W.T. firefighters discuss the construction of a fire break to protect Yellowknife from an approaching wildfire."There's so many people pulling in the same direction," said Chris Greencorn, the director of public works and engineering for the City of Yellowknife.
"I've gotten a little bit of traction and I don't like it all," he said. "I'm hoping to become very un-newsworthy very quickly." Greencorn's family are among the residents who have evacuated and he said being away from them hasn't been easy. In the days after, he said he was constantly checking in with his wife amidst all the work of building fire protections.
Soon after he said he had a "moment" with the mayor during which he told her, "You started this ... I've never put my family in a vehicle and sent them south without me before!"While recent rain, cooler temperatures and lighter winds are expected to keep the fire at bay until at least Thursday, there is concern about the hot, dry and windy conditions that are expected to return this week.N.W.T.
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