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Despite dry summer, wildfire damage minimal in BC

VANCOUVER (NEWS113) – As summer comes to an end, wildfire damage across the province is turning out to be much less than last year. Although there were more fires this year, the total area burned in...

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BC on pace to spend record amount fighting wildfires

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – An active wildfire season in BC has come with a heavy financial cost so far. The province has spent just over $106 million so far to fight wildfires around the province....

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Fire crews asking for help keeping BC safe this long weekend

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – More than 1,000 people are putting their lives on the line to protect you from wildfires and you’re being asked not to make their lives even harder. On average, about 40 per...

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New 150-hectare wildfire burning on Vancouver Island

COWICHAN VALLEY (NEWS 1130) – The newest big wildfire burning in BC is not contained and estimated to be about 150-hectares in size. This one is close to Lizard Lake, which is southwest of Cowichan...

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Forecasted winds threatening wildfire progress

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – An unstable weather pattern over the next few days is worrying firefighters dealing with more than 200 blazes across BC. Winds are expected to pick up tomorrow which could...

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Slow start to BC’s forest fire season

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The charred landscape in Portugal is a reminder of how deadly a wildfire can be. But fortunately the start of BC’s fire season has been a fairly quiet one. At this point last...

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Ten pop-up tent cities support thousands of firefighters

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It takes an immense army of people and supplies to support the 4,000 or so firefighting personnel in British Columbia right now. The wildfire service has had to set up ten camps...

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Despite dry summer, wildfire damage minimal in BC

VANCOUVER (NEWS113) – As summer comes to an end, wildfire damage across the province is turning out to be much less than last year. Although there were more fires this year, the total area burned in...

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BC on pace to spend record amount fighting wildfires

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – An active wildfire season in BC has come with a heavy financial cost so far. The province has spent just over $106 million so far to fight wildfires around the province....

View Article


Fire crews asking for help keeping BC safe this long weekend

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – More than 1,000 people are putting their lives on the line to protect you from wildfires and you’re being asked not to make their lives even harder. On average, about 40 per...

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New 150-hectare wildfire burning on Vancouver Island

COWICHAN VALLEY (NEWS 1130) – The newest big wildfire burning in BC is not contained and estimated to be about 150-hectares in size. This one is close to Lizard Lake, which is southwest of Cowichan...

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Forecasted winds threatening wildfire progress

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – An unstable weather pattern over the next few days is worrying firefighters dealing with more than 200 blazes across BC. Winds are expected to pick up tomorrow which could...

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Slow start to BC’s forest fire season

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The charred landscape in Portugal is a reminder of how deadly a wildfire can be. But fortunately the start of BC’s fire season has been a fairly quiet one. At this point last...

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Ten pop-up tent cities support thousands of firefighters

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It takes an immense army of people and supplies to support the 4,000 or so firefighting personnel in British Columbia right now. The wildfire service has had to set up ten camps...

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Almost 600 wildfires now burning across B.C.

BRITISH COLUMBIA (NEWS 1130) – Despite hope that cooler weather would help with the firefighting efforts, almost 600 wildfires are currently burning across B.C. Even though some parts of the province...

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