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Canadian Armed Forces wrap up Operation Lentus in response to BC wildfires, as another starts
In concluding remarks on this mission, Rear-Admiral Christopher Robinson said, “I am immensely proud of all the CAF members who deployed in support of the British Columbia Wildfire Services and am inspired by the effects they achieved in containing the wildfires and restoring conditions on the ground. BZ!”
Reservists ready for wildfire fight
Soldiers prepared to deploy as part of Operation Lentus to help combat several wildfires burning in the Central Interior region of British Columbia. A two-day S-100 Firefighting Course at CFB Esquimalt’s Urban Search and Rescue Training Centre on July 20 and 21 involved approximately 20 Army Reservists representing various branches of the 39 Canadian Brigade Group.
Repairing Exhibition Park
Cpl Dancer (left) & MCpl Blount (right), both of 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the Immediate Response Unit (West), repair the sign to Exhibition Park in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on July 19, 2015.
Forward Operation Base Victoria
A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron lands near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Victoria in north Saskatchewan during OP LENTUS 15-02 on July 17, 2015.
Touching down near Montreal Lake
A CH-146 Griffon helicopter lands near Montreal Lake, Saskatchewan during Operation LENTUS 15-02 on July 9, 2015.
Spot Fires
Soldiers fight to keep fires suppressed in Montreal Lake during Operation LENTUS 15-02 on July 9, 2015.
Putting out forest fires
A Fire Ranger and a member of A Company, Immediate Response Unit (West) extinguish a hot spot near Montreal Lake, Saskatchewan during Operation LENTUS 15-02 on July 8, 2015.
