BC Workers’ Agency Says Tree Was Identified as a Danger Before Firefighter’s Death

BC Wildfire service firefighter Devyn Gale is seen in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire Service

A report from British Columbia’s worker safety agency says the potential dangers of a burning cedar tree were identified but not acted upon before it fell, killing a young wildland firefighter and injuring two others last summer.

WorkSafeBC’s 21-page incident investigation report highlighted ineffective hazard management, inadequate supervision, training and orientation of young workers, unsafe work procedures and normalization of risk.