The snow has melted early this year and conditions are dry. As a result Yukon Wildland Fire Management and the City of Whitehorse have begun preventative work about three weeks early.
Firefighters are here shown burning patches of dry grass alongside Long Lake Road, as part of work to create barriers to wildfires.
Posted in Emergency Services, Fire, Whitehorse
Spring weather is here. That means fast-moving waters are open again on the Yukon River.
The river is dangerous and therefore it’s a good location for real-world training in ice rescue.
The rescuers have been on the river a few times now but I happened to get a closer look Saturday.
Posted in Ambulance, Emergency Services, Fire, lakes and water, Spring, Whitehorse
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