B.C. firefighters feeling the strain from 'long summer' on the front lines, officials say

Though the weather in recent days has brought a measure of relief to the women and men fighting B.C.’s wildfires, fatigue is setting in and safety issues are popping up, officials said Thursday.

Todd Nessman, the manager of fire operations for the B.C. Wildfire Service, said cooler temperatures and increased precipitation have helped crews make progress on containing many fires and calmed blazes that had been burning too aggressively to get close to before this week.

Nonetheless, the strain is starting to show.

“Fatigue is something that we have a concern with. It’s been a long summer for our firefighters, and many