(Ontario FireRangers battling the heat and the blazes in British Columbia - MNR Photo)
A two week tour of duty in British Columbia has been completed by 122 fire rangers employed by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Melissa Austin of Dryden returned home Saturday and says fighting fires in British Columbia is much different than in northwestern Ontario.
"There we've been making a lot of hand-tool lines than making pumps and water to put out the fire," says Austin. "There's been a lot more helicopters helping to put out the fire.
The MNR sent another 122 fire rangers out back west to replace those who returned home.
Another 40 MNR personnel still will travel to B.C. today.
