As firefighters continue working to protect the City of Thompson from the wildfires here in the north, some protection measures are in a holding pattern.

Value protection equipment including sprinklers and hoses have been earmarked for certain areas and buildings.

On yesterday’s wildfire update, Mayor Colleen Smook shared how those were chosen.

“The two main criterias were the critical infrastructure and whether it was in an area that would likely be in the path of Fire 61 at the start and if it were to start approaching the city, then it started to be more important to make sure that we were having breaks no matter which direction the fire was coming from.”

Some of the facilities that were included initially were Mystery Mountain Winter Park, the horse stables, and the Thompson Golf Club.

The industrial area near the train station was also a priority because it was closest to the eastern flank of the fire and the many fuel tanks there would be endangered if the fire jumped the Burntwood River.