80-plus active wildfires in B.C.’s Southeast, most in province
This week it was more of the same, only with double the number of lightning strikes thus far — 7,100 — in the Coastal, Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres.Of those three, the Southeast currently has the most active fires at 84 — double that of the Kamloops Fire Centre , with the Coastal zone at 48.
MacPherson said the fire centre is experiencing more than 10 new wildfires a day. For example, within the last 24 hours, 17 new fires were called in while 18 other fires were put out.Story continues below advertisement BCWS uses lightning locator maps to identify possible fires after a thunderstorm. It’s not exact, as sometimes a fire from a lightning strike can take time to build where it’s noticeable.
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