A 25-year-old Ontario firefighter who died while on the job in British Columbia is being remembered for his smile and big heart.
Zak Muise from Waterford, Ont. was among the crew fighting a fire in Donnie Creek last week. The blaze has been reported as the largest in B.C.’s history.
“They were working on a pump site when there was a request to go retrieve fuel for the pump and Zak volunteered to help with that and that's when the incident occurred."His crew leader and friend said that Muise was excited to “put his mark on the Donnie Creek fire.” "To go through this again is heartbreaking," said Bowinn Ma, B.C.'s minister of emergency management and climate readiness.
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