Two members of the crew fighting the wildfire in Hay River are reportedly doing well after being hurt earlier this month.
Mike Westwick, wildfire information officer with the Department of Environment and Climate Change, confirmed to SA国际影视传媒 that the pair sustained minor injuries after part of a tree fell on them during an operation.
Westwick stated that both received treatment and are doing well. He also stated that the GNWT has been in contact with the injured crew members on a regular basis to make sure theySA国际影视传媒檙e doing well.
SA国际影视传媒淎ll of this underlines the hazards involved in wildfire operations,SA国际影视传媒 he added. SA国际影视传媒淪afety is paramount in our work, and take any incident that occurs extremely seriously.SA国际影视传媒
Westwick stated that the Workers Safety and Compensation Commission and safety personnel have opened investigations into what happened and why.