Tag Archives: Wildfires
BC Wildfire Service Facing Growing Concerns Relating to Fatigue
Fatigue is quickly becoming one of the biggest concerns among firefighters as the province's wildfire season rages on. BC Wildfire Service Fire Operations Manager Todd Nessman says the service is begi...
Aug 20, 2021
Calmer Weather to Help on Some of BC's Largest Fires
According to the Wildfire Service, recent weather conditions have been a near blessing in dealing with forest fires. Workers on BC's largest fire, the White Rock Lake Wildfire, say conditions have eve...
Aug 19, 2021
State of Emergency Extended Through at Least End of August
With more than 260 wildfires currently raging accross the province, BC has extended its state of emergency. In a statement yesterday, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said that the province is ta...
Aug 18, 2021
Interior Health Relocating Long-Term Care Residents in Light of Wildfire Concerns
Concern over increasing wildfire activity in the region has prompted Interior Health to take action. To ensure the safety of long-term care residents, the Authority has begun to proactively relocate r...
Aug 17, 2021
CRD Downgrades Big Stick #3 Evacuation Order to an Alert
Cariboo residents evacuated during the Big Stick #3 order issued on August 3rd can begin coming home. Last night, the Cariboo Regional District officially downgraded the order to an alert, meaning res...
Aug 17, 2021
Out Of Province and International Support for Wildfires
About 100 firefighters are set to arrive in B-C from Mexico on Saturday to help fight the raging wildfires. Public safety minister Mike Farnworth says officials are also in talks with Australia to bri...
Jul 21, 2021 Jason Hickey / CC
BC Declares State of Emergency
The B.C. government is declaring a provincial state of emergency to support the province-wide response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor...
Jul 20, 2021
BC To Get Outside Help In Fighting Wildfires
Nearly 100 out of province wildfire specialists are due in BC today to help control numerous devastating blazes. Teams from Ontario and New Brunswick will be checked for COVID-19 before being assigned...
Jul 05, 2021
Prime Minister To Discuss Wildfires With Ministers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is meeting today with federal ministers to discuss the government's response to wildfires that have devastated the village of Lytton and surrounding First Nation ...
Jul 02, 2021
Wildfire Evacuation Help for Livestock
The Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and livestock operators to register with a program that could help save the lives of animals in wildfire evacuation zones. An unprecedented heat wave...
Jul 02, 2021 BLMIdaho / CC