Of the 371 wildfires currently burning in the province, more than 80 per cent have been determined to be caused by lightning
., was also started by lightning.
Ms. Berg said the fire officials are working with weather forecasters and fire behaviour specialists to do their best to predict where they may see a lightning strike where fields are more susceptible. She said the agency’s operation staff are in constant conversations with those forecasters so they can best prepared for weather events and shift their tactics needed.
“Firefighter safety is the BC wildfire service’s No. 1 priority,” she said, adding crews would be pulled off if fire behaviour becomes unsafe because of shifting winds or other elements. “Having thunderstorms enter the situation, it can result in some additional considerations when it comes to personnel safety on the ground.”
Mr. Bergeron said parts of B.C., especially the Interior – where the fire danger is rated high to extreme – will see cool and wet weather mid-week, but “beyond that, if we look at the rest of the week, and then next weekend, and early next week, it’s a warming trend again.”
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