Review found there was untapped potential to partner on the ground with First Nations communities in particular, as well as ranchers, logging contractors,…
Abbott, a former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister, co-chaired the independent review with Skawahlook First Nation Chief Maureen Chapman, who could not be reached for comment.
The BC Wildfire Service was overwhelmed on July 7, 2017, when a massive lightning storm sparked 160 simultaneous wildfires across the Cariboo region. More than 1.2 million hectares were burned that season and about 65,000 people were displaced by fire, while another 2,500 were forced from their homes by flooding from the spring runoff.Article contentA Conair airtanker drops fire retardant on part of the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire near Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada July 20, 2021.
Pasco, who operates a ranch north of Lytton near Ashcroft, said the first contact he received from the government came 12 hours after evacuations began, and it was regarding his cattle, not affected community members.Article content The Forests Ministry and BC Wildfire Service say in a joint statement that they are making progress on Abbott and Chapman’s recommendations, as well as those from subsequent reviews, with a focus on preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response.Among the steps forward, they say the government has invested $129.5 million in the Community Resiliency Investment Program, trained 147 Indigenous firefighters and introduced a Wildfire App to better communicate with the public.
“We recognize that in a changing climate, we need to do more to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergency events like wildfires and floods,” the statement says. Smoke billows from a wildfire, seen from Highway 3 lookout near Osoyoos city, British Columbia, Canada July 20, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media.However, he said it’s the heat dome that policy-makers should heed.“If that is going to be a phenomenon that repeats itself in future years, and I have no reason to suspect that it won’t, we are going to be vulnerable not only on the fire side of the equation, but also on the flood side,” he said.
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