Provincial fire services were stretched to the breaking point, and tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes.
After responding to a severe interface fire in Barriere BC, the provincial government requested federal aid, which was initially provided by B Company, 3 PPCLI from Edmonton.
The province followed up with multiple requests as the fire situation grew more desperate and, ultimately, over 2,200 Canadian Forces (CF) personnel were mobilized.
The logistics hub and operational headquarters (the latter based on Land Force Western Area HQ) were located in Vernon BC.
As was normal for CF operations, individual augmentees from other units was normal; for example large numbers of reservists from 41 Canadian Brigade Group were deployed under the operational control of the units and formations listed above.