Sometimes that means dragging flaming drip torches through the underbrush by hand. That often means using planned ignitions to set sections of forest alight on purpose, consuming fuels inside containment lines to prevent a fire from spreading uncontrollably. It’s his job to map fires, to learn their quirks and personalities, and figure out how to contain them. Morrow is a senior fire behaviour and ignitions specialist. This – the worst fire season in Canada’s history – will be his last, and Boghean has until November to learn as much as he can from his mentor. Photograph: Jesse Winter/The GuardianĪfter four decades in the BC wildfire service’s iconic fire-resistant red shirts and blue pants, Morrow is retiring. Wildfire ignitions specialist Mike Morrow (right) talks with ignitions trainee Morgan Boghean in the wildfire operations centre.
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