Canadian Armed Forces camp at the Saunders Airport houses CAF personnel that have arrived to help out with the wildfires. One member said they watched “the mountain disappear” as smoke thickened on Saturday evening.

Gottfriedsen Mountain Wildfire Evac alert rescinded. Saturday mid-afternoon, TNRD rescinded the Gottfriedsen Mtn evacuation alert, after lower temps and high relative humidity saw a significant reduction in fire activity, with help from Canadian Forces personnel…

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