Firefighter Killed in BC Identified as Zak Muise, 25, Called ‘Vital’ Member of Team

Smoke billows from the Donnie Creek wildfire burning north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, on July 2, 2023. The Associated Press/Noah Berger

The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and a tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for.

Big Cat Wildfire shared a photo of Muise in his uniform and called him a “vital member” of one of its crews.