Fort McMurray Operators Tell The Tale of Smoke, Fire and Saving a Plant

These brave operators worked 16- to 20-hour shifts to save their plant from a Canadian wildfire, now known simply as "The Beast."
Fort McMurray Operators Tell The Tale of Smoke, Fire and Saving a Plant
Although the fire threatened many square miles, priority No. 1 for Fort McMurray was saving the 8.5 mgd water treatment plant. Fortunately, the treatment plant sustained just surface scorches from the fire and remained mostly unscathed, except for the loss of a storage hut.

“From where I live in McMurray, I could see the fire bombers from our backyard, but I didn’t think twice about it.”

That’s what Guy Jette, manager of the Fort McMurray Water Treatment Plant, initially thought when the smoke started rising in the distance on May 3 in the city...

Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!


Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.