Over the years prescribed fires have been utilized less frequently, even with the growing wildfire issues throughout the province. It is the general consensus though, that fighting fire with fire is the most strategic method available to the province for reducing the growing risk of wildfires.
After a year of record-breaking wild fires, many people are bracing for what comes next. The increasing frequency, size and intensity of wildfires has concerned homeowners doubling down on prevention and management measures.
It should come as no surprise to hear that the government of British Columbia has increased their disaster budget for 2019. Which to date, has been far exceeded year after year.
Rising temperatures, smoke filled air, weather warnings. We experienced this and much more this past summer. The weather got much worse before it got better, as the wildfires across our beloved province increased.
As of 2018, in our very own beautiful British Columbia we had a total number of 1,994 wildfires. When calculated in terms of how much land within our province was burned, it totalled to 2,399,650 wildfires, from corner to corner of our province. In the hot, dry weather months that summer brings along with all […]
Weather patterns are disrupting all of Southern British Columbia as blistering temperatures hover over the province. Weather forecasts are predicting fire danger to increase from high to extreme as temperatures continue to rise. Equally troubling, wind and lighting are expected to aggravate the harsh dry and warm conditions.
B.C. Wildfires on the Rise Almost 12 wildfires in the blink of an eye (Over the weekend) It is not all sun and cheers in BC. The lack of rain has proven to bring the worst conditions to BC with wildfires rising by the minute. It took a while for BC to feel the full […]