We are now into day two. At least the smoke has cleared somewhat. We began the day with a full crew meeting to discuss and comeup with a game plan. We have a number of people here on the ground in Kelowna to cover these fires.We are still working our f…

We have been on the ground making calls and attempting to coordinate with the Air Ops side of the Forestry Service.With the fire less than 24 hours old we are understandably low in the priority que at the moment.The current flight restrictions around t…

We have been on the ground making calls and attempting to coordinate with the Air Ops side of the Forestry Service.With the fire less than 24 hours old we are understandably low in the priority que at the moment.The current flight restrictions around t…

We have been on the ground making calls and attempting to coordinate with the Air Ops side of the Forestry Service.With the fire less than 24 hours old we are understandably low in the priority que at the moment.The current flight restrictions around t…

This has been a flight week that can be described in one word – FIRE.House fire, boat fires and as I sat down to a chicken BBQ with my son, the phone rang with word of another fire. This time of the forest variety and it is serious. The call was to pre…

This has been a flight week that can be described in one word – FIRE.House fire, boat fires and as I sat down to a chicken BBQ with my son, the phone rang with word of another fire. This time of the forest variety and it is serious. The call was to pre…

After a much needed and restful vacation, I have returned back to the News Gathering fold with a double duty in the skies over Vancouver. Kinda nice really, flying the clear skies of summer. Now if only we could get ourselves a big story- err- big visu…