The new technology will provide decision-makers with more intelligence and more time to plan their operations.
As warm weather records are set in the Thompson-Okanagan, the BC Wildfire Service is announcing the expansion of the use of wildfire predictive technologies.
The province is introducing technology that can produce real-time wildfire behaviour predictions in advance of the 2024 wildfire season. "With this expanded level of intelligence, the BC Wildfire Service can even more proactively respond to wildfires, giving people more time to act during an emergency," says Ralston.
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