Heat in B.C. follows an unseasonably wet June and July, but now residents are being warned to take care in the backcountry because conditions have dried considerably
The current wildfire danger is rated as high to extreme across the southern quarter of the province and Forests Minister Doug Donaldson says fire safety must be top of mind.
“Fighting wildfires can be challenging at the best of times, but managing them in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic requires BC Wildfire Service staff to operate with even greater care,” he says in a statement. The wildfire service responded to 239 fires in B.C. between the start of the wildfire season on April 1 and July 29.Story continues below advertisement
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