Cowichan region firefighters answer the province’s call for help

Firefighters from around the Cowichan Valley Region are hard at work helping crews battle blazes in B.C.’s southern and central Interior regions.
Lake Cowichan Fire Chief Doug Knott said two members of his department, Devin Loewen and Chris Nahirnick, deployed on Aug. 4. They relieved Monroe Grobe and Ty Hieta after they spent 10 days fighting the Felker fire near Williams Lake and then the Peak Lake fire in the Clinton/Cache Creek area.Knott said his department has sent one tender, which