It's been a year since a Grouse Complex of wildfires took over the Central Okanagan
One year ago, the Central Okanagan went through an unprecedented time as the Grouse Complex of wildfires took over as people had to evacuate, businesses had to close down, and structures were lost.
And for Brolund, there has been an endless amount of chances to discuss the wildfires and his and the fire crew's experience to people all across the country. And it hasn't just been across the country as Brolund got the chance to speak in front of the United Nations about the 2023 wildfires, as well as Hockey Night in Canada. He and the West Kelowna Fire Hall have had visitors as well, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes and team president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford.
"It's surreal thinking here we are again at the same time of year and it feels like there's still a lot to be done following that event, let alone when we experience another one," said Brolund.
"We learned the value of communication," said Brolund, who would share daily updates to the public via livestream nearly everyday during the Grouse Complex. "We knew that was important before but that event really underscored it,""If it happens again, we now have all that experience to build off of," said Brolund. "We will go out and we will do all the same things plus the lessons learned for the next wildfire.
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