Area Firefighters Out West

There are now 78-firefighters from Northwestern Ontario in British Columbia.
Another 20 Ministry of Natural Resources staff left Dryden for Kamloops Monday.
Information Officer Heather Pridham says the MNR also has 133-power pumps, 200-powerpump kits, 28-chainsaw kits and 8-thousand and 500 lengths of hose in B.C.
Pridham notes the MNR has 41-fire personnel and 20-sprinkler kits from this District in Saskatchewan.
20-firefighters have returned home after a stint in Manitoba.