A group of forest firefighters are in hot water on social media after they were captured enjoying a campfire on Adams Lake Tuesday evening.
A Facebook post showing the firefighters beside their campfire during a province-wide campfire ban has been shared more than 600 times since last night.
Rusty Clark took the initial photos and posted them to Facebook, asking residents to help him report the wildfire crew.
âCan somebody please report these idiots for me please!,â wrote Clark. âTheyâre at Gordon Bay on Adams Lake with a big campfire thinking that itâs OK. Our own fire fighters?â
Among the more than 100 comments on the post are people furious the firefighters are breaking their own rules.
âHoly they are dumb,â reads one comment. âThey all should be fired!â says another.
âThatâs what happens when out of towns fire crews come to fight firesâŠthatâs why our local fire fighter contractors should be on the fires, not these unprofessional fire fighters,â added Carmen Byford.
âJust attended the informational meeting Monday evening stating these men are the best firefighters around,â wrote Brenda-Colin Blair. âTheir conduct proves differently.â
The BC Wildfire Service says they are well aware of the photos and are investigating those involved and their actions.
âWe are taking this very seriously,â says fire information office Justine Hunse.
Hunse says the province will release more information once they conduct a full investigation into the actions of their crew members.
