Earlier this week, the BC Wildfire Service asked the public for help locating fire suppression equipment it suggested had been stolen and asked anyone who saw the equipment to contact the RCMP.
It turns out the equipment had been misplaced.
Penticton RCMP said Friday that the wildfire service later advised police the missing equipment had been misplaced and recovered.
“Police can confirm that the BC Wildfire Service has not submitted any official report to the RCMP regarding stolen firefighting equipment BC Wildfire Service has since advised police the equipment referenced in the online posts was in fact misplaced and was later located. The Penticton RCMP recognizes the strong public interest in wildfire response efforts and reminds the public to rely on verified information from official sources before sharing or reposting unconfirmed reports online.”
