Okanagan Falls, BC -"The First Cut is the Deepest " - 11 Sep 2003. - Tony Lalonde, a civilian tree faller working with military fire fighters in the Vaseaux Lake region cuts away at a burning tree trunk.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC - "Taking a breather on the fire line" - Ordinary Seaman Kevin Shannon a member of the naval fire fighting contingent takes a breather from the hard work of digging out hotspots in the Myra Canyon fire zone to the south of Kelowna.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Okanagan Falls, BC - "Earth Mover" - 11 Sep 2003. -- Members of the 4 Wing Detachment CFB Cold Lake, work to clear away an area of smouldering wood in the Vaseux Lake fire.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC - "Checking the Edge" - 7 Sep 2003, -- Corporal Moe Power, a Construction Engineer based at CFB Esquimalt, checks the cutting edge of a specialized fire-fighting axe.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Okanagan Falls, BC - "Fire Fighter's Snack"-11 Sep 2003. A firefighters snack with the trusty Pulaski fire axe nearby.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

A CH 146 Griffon lands in a field near Okanagan Falls during Op Peregrine.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC - "Dusty Walk Home" – 7 Sep 2003. Sailors from the naval contingent of fire-fighters sent to the Kelowna area from Maritime Forces Pacific walk back to their troop transports through the dust at the completion of a twelve hour shift on the fire front in the Myra Canyon fire zone.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Vaseux Lake, BC – Three members of the Air Force fire-fighting contigent pause after their heavy work in putting out a large spot fire.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Vernon, BC - Capt John Rose (left), Officer-in-Charge of the fire-fighting contingent sent to fight fires in the Kelowna area from Maritime Forces Pacific, confers with Lieutenant-Commander Guy Parent, the Maritime Forces Pacific Liaison Officer to Task Force 2 Operation Peregrine, at the Vernon Military Camp. In the foreground is a historic naval gun that is located at the entrance to the camp.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC – Op PEREGRINE Commander, Brigadier-General. J. I. Fenton confers with company commander Major D. MacAulay with a CH 146 Griffon in the background.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Okanagan Falls, BC - A Bison , eight-wheeled military field ambulance and a heavy army troop transport parked and ready for use in the Vaseux Lake fire zone.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna, Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Louis Creek, BC – The remains of a burnt out horse trailer sit amongst a devastated property in Louis Creek, BC.
Photo: Master Corporal Paul MacGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Kamloops, BC - A Tracker fire fighting tanker taxis away from the refulling position at the BC Forest Service Air Tanker base in Kamloops, BC on its way to yet another drop against the fires.
Photo: Master Corporal Paul MacGregor Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Kelowna, BC - A CF medical team beside their field ambulance equipped with the specialized field medical packs purchased locally from Pacific Safety Products of Kelowna.
Photo: Corporal W.C. Gomm 38 Canadian Brigade Group Winnipeg

Kelowna, BC -"Final Salute" 17 Sep 2003. MWO Henry Schindel,BCDs,the Task Force 2 Camp Company Sergeant Major, salutes as the Canadian flag is lowered as the final act in closing down the camp.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC - "Final Moments in the Wind" 17 Sep 2003. --The Canadian flag flies for its last minutes at the Task Force 2 camp in Kelowna. The flag was lowered as the final act in closing the camp down as Op Peregrine forces re-deployed at the end of the operation.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC -"The Final Word" -17 Sep 2003. - A sign put up by residents of Kelowna speaks to the general public feeling regarding the deployment of the Canadian Forces into their community during Op Peregrine.
Photo: Lieutenant-Commander Paul Seguna Canadian Forces Public Affairs

Kelowna, BC – “New growth amid the ruins”, a rose springs forth from the devastated ruins of houses nearby in the area of south Kelowna.
Photo: Corporal W.C. Gomm, 38 Canadian Brigade Group, Winnipeg