B.C. needs a 'season-ending rain event,' says Cliff Chapman of the BC Wildfire Service.
While the cooler weather in the south and central part of B.C. over the past week has led to calmer fire conditions, fire season is not yet over.
Across B.C., about 3,800 properties remain under an evacuation order, including about 400 in the West Kelowna area. An additional 34,000 properties are under an evacuation alert. During Wednesday's press conference, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said the government has declared B.C.'s record-breaking wildfire season as a Disaster Financial Assistance-eligible event, meaning local governments can apply for infrastructure repair funding.
“We'll need to work very closely with communities to understand the kind of structure loss that they're facing, the kinds of supports that they need,” Ma said.
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