Mountain Fire No Threat To Vancouver 2010

Fire officials said a blaze on a British Columbia Olympic mountain is much smaller than originally feared, but the Canadian Press reports just in case there's a backup plan if the winds suddenly shift and threaten the Vancouver 2010 Games venues. They will turn on the snowmaking equipment.
Doug Forseth, vice president of operations for Whistler-Backcomb said, "on the alpine venue we're fortune enough to have a sprinkler system, more or less, with the snow-making capacity we have in that zone, so we have reservoirs and the ability to pump water into those zones.
"We have fire hydrants for the snowmaking equipment and we have the ability to have some capable resources to help dampen the fire if we have anything start".
Friday it was reported the blaze spread in the Crystal Ridge area of Blackcomb Mountain on the opposite side from the 2010 Olympic Village and continued to move upslope Friday morning about three kilometres away from populated areas and infrastructure. It was still burning out of control Friday morning but presenting no threat to Olympic venues, reports the Ottawa Citizen.
Blackcomb Mountain is home to the Olympic Sliding Centre, which is hosting the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events during the Games. Whistler Mountain will host the alpine skiing events. On Friday the Ottawa Citizen reported that none of the Games venues were currently at risk.