US EditionB.C. Wildfire Service Expecting More Fires with Forecasted Thunderstorms: Minister
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 08 – Fires from cigarettes dropped 94% and campfire-caused fires fell 60%, reflecting decades of public education and prevention efforts by B.C. Wildfire Service.
- On July 8, the B.C. Wildfire Service confirmed a significant decline in human-caused fires over recent years, reflecting ongoing prevention efforts.
- The B.C. Wildfire Service attributes the decline in human-caused fires to decades of fire-safety education campaigns on cigarette disposal and campfire safety, with cigarette fires down 94% and campfire starts down 60%, as confirmed by spokesperson Strong.
- Data shows cigarette-caused fires down 94% and campfire starts down 60%, with 514 wildfire starts and 71 active fires as of July 8, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service.
- Despite declines, over 70 wildfires remain with 19 out of control, and increased human activity near forests continues to pose future ignition risks, according to Minister Ravi Parmar.
- The Forest Practices Board's report urges industry involvement as weather forecasts predict thunderstorms and lightning may ignite new wildfires, highlighting ongoing mitigation challenges.
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B.C. wildfire season off to a slower start, but incoming weather a risk
The B.C. Wildfire Service says the province is facing fewer active wildfires this year compared with last season at this time, but a forecast of thunderstorms and lighting will "certainly" cause more blazes.
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The Toronto StarB.C. Wildfire Service expecting more fires with forecasted thunderstorms: minister
FORT ST. JOHN - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the province is facing fewer active wildfires this year compared with last season at this time, but a forecast of thunderstorms and lighting will "certainly" cause more blazes.
Human-caused wildfires are down over the past several decades: B.C. Wildfire Service
Human-caused wildfires are those started by anything other than lightning — power lines, vehicles, trains, smoking, campfires, industrial activity, light reflecting through glass, you name it. If a human directly caused the fire or something made by humans did, it counts.
Drought and strong winds challenging firefighters in B.C.’s northeast : My Comox Valley Now
The B.C. Wildfire Service has warned today’s strong winds expected across much of the province could lead to more extreme wildfire activity. Gusts are predicted to reach up to 60-kilometres per hour in areas east of the Rockies, while southern B.C. is expected to remain warm and dry. The agency said thundershowers and lightning are forecast for the eastern corners of the province, with potential for dry lightning into Wednesday. Forests Ministe…
B.C. Wildfire Service expecting more fires with forecasted thunderstorms: minister – Energeticcity.ca
FORT ST. JOHN — The B.C. Wildfire Service says the province is facing fewer active wildfires this year compared with last season at this time, but a forecast of thunderstorms and lighting will “certainly” cause more blazes. Wildfire information officer Taylor Colman says this year is off to a “cooler and wetter start” in the Interior, but northeastern B.C. continues to be a yearly hot spot for wildfire activity. Colman says the province has seen…
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