Large dump fires in Rankin Inlet challenges fire crew’s limited resources

Large dump fires in Rankin Inlet challenges fire crew’s limited resources

Firefighters and public works crews in Rankin Inlet continued efforts this week to contain a large fire at the dump after a blaze that began July 4 reignited the following day. Mark Wyatt, the hamlet’s fire chief, said the Rankin Inlet Fire Rescue team responded to a suspicious fire at the landfill shortly after 7 p.m. on the 4th. He said 14 firefighters, assisted by the hamlet’s public works crew, loader operators, and a water truck, battled th…