Flood and fire risks remain, despite positive signals in B.C. seasonal outlook

Flood and fire risks remain, despite positive signals in B.C. seasonal outlook

Representatives from provincial ministries, as well as forecasters with the BC Wildfire Service and B.C. River Forecast Centre, gave their flood and wildfire outlook.

B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says residents should start preparing for wildfire and flood season with go-bags and insurance, as emergency response officials watch the snowpack and drought levels across the province.

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British Columbia looks well-positioned to avoid the worst of early-season floods and fires this year, provincial officials said Wednesday. Representatives from multiple provincial ministries, as well as forecasters with the BC Wildfire Service and B.C. River Forecast Centre, delivered their flood and wildfire outlook for the season. Officials said the province’s overall snowpack, while about 20 per cent lower than average, remains significantly …

B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires – Energeticcity.ca

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says residents should start preparing for wildfire and flood season with go-bags and insurance, as emergency response officials watch the snowpack and drought levels across the province. The coming spring runoff and the prospect of extreme heat or rain events could lead to flooding in some regions, though officials say the snowpack is lower than average and there is “potential for prolonged drought this…