b'OPERATIONSYLW 49Sharing Resources PHOTO: MICHAEL G HOLZHEYThe YLW aircraft rescue and firefighting team kept a watchful eye on embers landing on airport property but didnt have to fight any active fires there. We had crews diligently looking for ash blown onto the site, says Hall. In summer months, our airfield is very dry, and it doesnt take much to spark that.Since the airport has three firefighting vehicles but is only required to have two on-site at any given time, it freed up one vehicle and one team of firefighters to help elsewhere in the Kelowna area. We obviously wanted to help the community and wanted to provide whatever assistance we could; and with the other two trucks, we were able to meet our requirements at the airport while the third went off site, Samaddar says. Wildfires burned more than 28,000 square kilometers in British Columbia last August. Furniture that elevates traveler experienceagati.com/space-types/airport-furnitureAirportImprovement.comMay | June 2024'