Clearwater County called for help and the Drumheller Fire Department has responded.
The county near the Hamlet of Nordegg has been fighting a wildfire all week threatening the community. There was a call out for assistance and the Drumheller Department has offered some Help.
Drumheller Fire Chief Bill Bachynski tells inSide Drumheller that firefighters Ryan Young, Michael Devaleriola and Steve Hatt have all volunteered to spend two days battling the blaze. Another firefighter is also looking at possibly going if he is able.
Michael Devaleriola, Ryan Young, and Steve Hatt head to battle wildfire.
“We are fortunate enough we have a good turnout, so I can spare a few members,” said Chief Bachynski.
Hatt has been a member of the department for less than a year. He says they are being deployed to act as guardians to the Hamlet.
The firefighters are scheduled to depart Saturday at 10 a.m. and finish up Sunday night. Bachynski says there is no request for any apparatus.
“They have a lot of pumps there, they are just short of people,” said Bachynski.
This is not the first time the Drumheller Firefighters have ventured outside the valley to lend a hand. On top of the many mutual aid agreements it honours, a few years ago when wildfires were raging in British Columbia, the Drumheller Fire Department sent two members.
