The 2023 wildfire season has been long and challenging. Between April 1 and October 31, 2,245 wildfires burned more than 2.84 million hectares of forest and land resulting in the most destructive wildfire season in British Columbia’s recorded history. “We started really early, snow melted three to four weeks early, we were experiencing very aggressive fire behaviour in early May and that has persisted right into the month of October,” Neal McLoughlin, Superintendent, BCWS Predictive Services. It
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When people in B.C. use fire to clear debris from their property, a category 2 fire is usually enough to do the job. Category 2 fire allows you to have up to two fires burning at the same time, and the fires can be up to two metres high by three metres wide. In cases where multiple or larger fires are required, those conducting the burn must register their plan and take extra steps to make it safe. Senior Wildfire Prevention Officer Alan Berry explains category 3 fire in the video below. Learn m
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The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to wildfires within the North Peace Complex 24-hours a day, utilizing heavy equipment, aircraft support and ground crews to achieve containment on high priority areas. In this video, Dave Altrows, Operations Section Chief at the North Peace Complex, provides an operational update on the Stoddart Creek (G80291) wildfire. For full incident details, visit: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2023&incidentNumber=G80291 | BC Wildfire
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