Low humidity levels, strong winds and dry conditions continue to pose a serious risk in the Pembina Valley, warns Carman-Dufferin Fire Chief Ben Vanderzwaag.
On Monday afternoon the Carman-Dufferin Fire Department and Roland Fire Department were dispatched to a fire east of Carman.
"The high ambient air temperature took a toll on the Carman-Dufferin firefighters and unfortunately one of our firefighters did suffer from heat exhaustion and dehydration, and was admitted to the hospital following the fire."
The firefighter spent the night in the hospital and was released Tuesday morning. Vanderzwaag said the firefighter seems to be in good health.
"We're putting our firefighters and our citizens and our personal property in harms way when we are burning," Vanderzwaag said. "It's just not worth the loss or heartache."
The cause of the fire was determined to be an unsupervised garbage fire that was taking place in a burn barrel.
Approximately 3-4 acres of grass and bush were burned but the departments were able to save buildings, equipment, and fuel tanks.
Again, Vanderzwaag is strongly advising people to refrain from burning at all costs, whether it's a field, garbage, or recreational fire.
He asks citizen to bring garbage to their local transfer station where it can be dealt with safely.
Vanderzwaag noted there's no significant rainfall anticipated for the month of May which he says will prolong the wildfire season in the region.
Fri, Apr 26, 8:01 AM
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