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Post by OffEIFinally on Jul 1, 2010 0:02:09 GMT -7
Fire crews from all over the BC peace region are fighting a fire at the Chetwynd Tembec pulp mill.
Fire crews from Dawson Creek and Fort St. John were called into help shortly after 5pm Wednesday. At last report the fire was affecting part of the Tembec building and some product piles.
The smoke from the fire can be seen for miles away as crews try and battle a very windy evening.
There are even reports that a helicopter has been brought in to help fight the fire.
Once we get more information, we'll let you know.
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Post by Northernmillguy on Jul 1, 2010 5:49:14 GMT -7
Fire crews are setting up for a long battle at the Tembec Pulp Mill near Chetwynd.
Late Wednesday afternoon the mill and several product piles caught fire. Crews from Fort St. John and Dawson Creek were immediately dispatched to the scene at around 5:20pm. Crews have successfully extinguished the fire in the mill, but fires continue to burn in chip and log piles.
Wednesday evening, on top of the crews from Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, the Chetwynd Fire Department was called in along with two helicopters and water bombers. Water bombers from the Ministry of Forests have made several drops on the area and more crews from the Ministry will be brought in tomorrow to help prevent the spread of the fire by using residential sprinkler kits.
Crews hope to slowly put the fires out by pulling apart the chip and log piles, but that process could take a long time. At the moment the cause of the massive fire is still unknown.
The City of Fort St. John and Dawson Creek are both under contract to provide emergency services to the Tembec Pulp Mill, which means Tembec will be paying for the cost of fighting the fire.
The contract between Fort St. John and Tembec started in 2004. Dawson Creek joined the contract in 2008. Earlier this year Fort St. John Council agreed with staff that they would renew the contract for another two years, but wanted to meet with Tembec to discuss alternative options.
The City is concerned that it will only be a matter of time before the Fire Department would be in a conflict situation where the contracted service would put residents and property at risk in Fort St. John. The City is currently working with Tembec to help the company find another service to help fight any fires.
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Post by Tom on Jul 3, 2010 7:45:13 GMT -7
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Post by Tom on Jul 5, 2010 8:34:19 GMT -7
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Post by local448 on Jul 6, 2010 17:53:08 GMT -7
The fire continues to smolder itself out, fire crews from Dawson Creek and Fort St John are still on site incase of a flare up. Electricians are working at re establishing power to the mill, and maintenance is using the down time to fix up equipment in all areas of the plant. I wonder though what the insurance company will say about Tembecs Fire Response Plan that depends on those to Depts. to send equipment to us, at best 1hr from Dawson, 1.5hrs from Fort St John. This mill used to have a great ERT team, but Tembec has no interest in putting one together and giving us the proper training and equipment that could have lightened the loss.
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