Fire Season Officially Here

The Ministry of Natural Resources is focusing on training as the 2005
fire season has officially arrived.
The month of April will likely consist of refresher courses for crews
and equipment checks.
Information Officer Deb McLean says as far as fire activity, they
don’t know what to expect due to a wet winter.
It likely will be busier then 2004, when the Region had a record low
number of 210 fires burning 1,300 hectares of land.
McLean suggests crews usually start getting busy in early May when
people start heading outdoors.