British Columbia is imposing a campfire ban across most of the province as they continue to fight 136 active wildfires.
Cliff Chapman, director of provincial operations for B.C. Wildfire Service, said the situation this year has necessitated an "all hands on deck" approach.
A state of emergency is not needed for the rest of B.C., Ma said, because the Wildfire Act gives the province the tools needed to coordinate provincial and international resources to combat wildfires.Ma said there are currently about 156 people under evacuation order and 629 people under evacuation alert across the province.
Much of the province was already experiencing drought last winter, Ma said. When the ground froze that precipitation didn't get absorbed into the ground, which she says is part of what has worsened the wildfires this year. Many regions have already implemented water restrictions, Ma said, and the province is in discussions with others to implement more.
Everyone in the area is being told to gather pets and critical items such as medication, wallet, keys and turn off all gas and electrical appliances before leaving immediately.For this Canadian cartoonist, art is a way to process climate anxietyEarlier Friday, the Township of Spallumcheen in the southern B.C. interior opened an emergency operations centre after ordering 18 properties evacuated due to an out-of-control wildfire.
The township says emergency crews are on scene, and tactical support from the B.C. Wildfire Service is on the way.
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