Workplace Report Blames BC Wildfire Service Again in Another Firefighter’s Death

A workplace investigation into a firefighter’s death in a utility vehicle crash last year in northern British Columbia has blamed a series of failures by the BC Wildfire Service, in the second such report to emerge in two days. The WorkSafeBC report into the July 28 death of Zak Muise, employed by contractor Big Cat Wildfire, says the wildfire service didn’t adequately supervise use of the utility vehicles, lacked procedures and training about their operation and didn’t ensure they were inspected for safety. It says neither 25-year-old Muise nor the wildfire service supervisor who was also in the vehicle, known as a UTV, were wearing helmets, despite them being provided and required for use by the manufacturer....