The B.C. Wildfire Service was forced to temporarily reassign crews fighting fires in the province’s Shuswap region on Aug. 23 after protesters showed up at an RCMP roadblock in what police say was an effort to “overwhelm” the blockade.
“Wednesday night, the B.C. Wildfire Service was informed of a potential safety risk and temporarily reassigned staff to other areas on the fire in the North Shuswap. The situation on the ground resolved safely,” Jean Strong, an information officer for the Wildfire Service, told The Epoch Times by email.
