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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The missing gear includes at least 15 sets of equipment, which each contain multiple pumps, hoses, and sprinklers, according to BCWS information officer Forrest Tower.
Equipment was taken mostly in the communities of Scotch Creek and Celista, where massive wildfires have destroyed properties and forced people from their homes.
While some pumps or sprinklers will typically get moved or stolen while crews are fighting fires, what firefighters have seen in the last 48 hours is "far beyond normal," he said.
In one location on a bridge near Scotch Creek, Tower said crews had to replace a full gear set-up four times in the last two days.
RCMP confirmed officers are present in the area and are patrolling, but were not able to provide any further information regarding the BCWS's reports of thefts by CBC's deadline.
Tower urged the public to contact local fire crew members if they have concerns about where equipment is placed or how it is being used.
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