Hope (Hope Fire) – Hope Fire crews responded to three fires Thursday morning (September 24).
At 6:15 a.m., five members on two engines extinguished a fire burning in the root ball of a downed tree at the mouth of the Coquihalla River
No injuries were reported, and the cause is under investigation.
At 7:15 a.m., crews responded to a fire in an encampment on Water Avenue. Tents, tarps, refuse, and nearby trees were burning on arrival
Four apparatus and six firefighters knocked down the fire. No injuries, and the cause remains under investigation.
At 10:00 a.m., Hope Fire was paged to a reported outbuilding fire near Exit 173 on Hwy 3. Ten firefighters on three apparatus arrived to find a fully involved temporary structure with extensions into the interface and a 10 × 20 metre area of refuse burning within an unhoused encampment
Bystanders were attempting to slow the spread. Crews quickly contained and extinguished the fire. Two patients were treated for smoke inhalation, and one sustained additional burn injuries
BCEHS and RCMP supported on scene. The cause remains under investigation.
These responses bring Hope Fire to over 700 calls so far this year
