Just after 1600 hours on Friday, May 25th, 2012, 4 ESR began receiving calls to get ready to deploy to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, in order to assist with controlling a forest fire that had started earlier in the day.
Temperatures of 32oC and shifting winds helped the fire spread, and by early Friday evening it was still considered out of control. Members of the Regiment shifted focus from CME birthday celebrations and returned home to pack their gear, and by 0500 hours Saturday morning the 122 soldiers from the Regiment were ready to deploy to Goose Bay. After the arrival of a RCAF Airbus, the soldiers of 4 ESR, along with two medics from 42 Health Services, deployed to support 5 Wing at CFB Goose Bay.
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