As volunteer firefighter Mark Zawidzki battled eye-stinging smoke and flying embers to save homes from the Halifax wildfire, he realized its flames were headed to a neighbouring subdivision—and his own residence.
But he kept working.
“It was important to stay with my crew and work on the assignments we were given,” the 50-year-old said. “The fire was raging at such an incredible pace that I just wanted to save somebody else’s house while I could.”
As the winds shifted, Zawidzki took a minute to text his wife and post on a Facebook group in the Highland Park subdivision where the flames were heading, before continuing to lead his team in the community of Westwood….