In 2022, at Christina Lake, a beaver dam was in danger of spilling over and flooding the community again. The last time this happened, it caused 1.6 Million in damages.
Twelve members of the fire department were assigned the task of dropping the water level. They packed in 6 wajax pumps and hose. Over the next Eleven days they continually operated the pump systems and had multiple pump failures. The end result was not positive as the water level drop was negligible.
In late April, 2023, BCWS was called in to assist when the same dam threatened to flood. They deployed Two Trident systems on scene. They had to cut a trail into the area, in order to gain access with the 6×6 mounted units. Two crews of Four workers deployed the Two Trident pumps and hose, then ran the systems until the resulting water level was less than Eleven inches, which signifigently alleviated the threat . The total time on site was less than 15 hours.
Being as the Trident community protection systems can be deployed so rapidly in almost all off-road situations, they can be used for fires or flood mitigation in any community.
BCWS see’s many uses for this new technology, including structural protection, fire guard support in the form of a wet line, tender filling and flood mitigation. We have purchased Two complete systems and are proud to support Canadian Innovation.
Ron French.