A group of grade 11 students in Williams Lake, B.C., is being praised for helping extinguish a forest fire earlier this month. According to a written release from the Williams Lake RCMP, six students from Lake City Secondary School were out on a hike in the woods on June 3 when they spotted smoke and flames coming through the trees. In 2017, a massive forest fire forced residents in Williams Lake to evacuate. Williams Lake RCMP and the firefighters at the Cariboo Fire Centre gave recognition and thanks to Ethan Reid, Brenden Higginson, Ty Oviatt, Kaleb Alphonse, Nathan Kendrick and Landon Brink for their quick response in helping to prevent the spread of a wildfire. LISTEN | Ethan Reid and Nathan Kendrick talk about how they helped prevent a wild fire in Williams Lake on the CBC's Radio West:

Source: CBC News June 15, 2021 01:41 UTC