Couple, Environmental Heroes Put Out Forest Fire in Canada

With forest fire in Canada on the radar, meet impromptu environmental heroes Steve and Giselle Holmik. Spotting a flash fire from their small plane, they risked their lives to save the tinder try Boreal forest near their remote cottage west of Sudbury Ontario.

The couple flew over, scouting out a safe place to land. Taxiing by the narrows and observing the smoke, it was clear that fire had been burning for a few days. “With all the other fires going on, we had no idea how long it would take for the Ministry of Natural Resources to take action and the fire being near the camp, it was too close for comfort to be wondering and waiting,” says Giselle. Forest fire in Canada

“By the time we got to the site, there were trees going up in flames like fire crackers and Steve had to work at the old burnt site, still smoldering, before getting to the flames,” reports Giselle. They determined the fire, set by recent lightning, had tunneled into the ground. Realizing this was going to take longer that they thought, Giselle headed back to get more fuel for the water pump and a second hose. They connected the hoses and Steve continued working his way to the flames. Giselle was able to go in and start digging where he had put flames out, as it was obvious the parched earth underneath was still on fire.

Three grueling hours later, the environmental heroes had the area under control. During that time, a fire bomber was buzzing overhead. That crew realized that the couple amazingly had things under control, and moved on to other fires in the distance.

Later that evening, the couple inspected the site and found smoke still smoldering. By the next morning however, the area was smoke free. “That same night, a helicopter flew over Lonely, hovered a bit over the site with some sort of heat sensing equipment and then took off up North. It was a relief to see that!” the couple relates. The couple flew over the area again this week, spotted fine wisps of smoke and reported it to the MNR, who took over from there.

Giselle and Steve Holmik can be reached for comment at the family store, Roy’s Furniture. 705 674 5241

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