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Concerns linger over B.C. Wildfire Service's planned ignition before wildfire spread and burned 170 homes during the 2023 wildfire season. A Forest Practices Board investigation into the planned ignition is ongoing, as residents prepare for another wildfire season.

Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called zombie fires that started last year are still burning. And even though its the dead of winter, the lack of snow this year is compounding ongoing drought conditions, leaving Canadians already bracing for another brutal for ..

Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called "zombie fires" that started last year are still burning.

The zombie fires, or flameless, slow-burning fires that occur under the earths surface, have triggered fears that the thaw will bring another smog-filled summer to the US.

Canada's wildfire season is not over, with dozens of winter fires still burning beneath the soil.

People driving on the highway through the town of Fort Nelson, British Columbia (BC) in the winter can easily see — and smell — the clouds of white smoke flowing from the soil around them.

In August, B.C. wildfire crews used prescribed burns to keep bigger blazes under control – but may have made one of them worse

In August, B.C. wildfire crews used prescribed burns to keep bigger blazes under control – but may have made one of them worse

Firefighters from the Yukon, Ontario and Mexico working Bush Creek East blaze

Firefighters from the Yukon, Ontario and Mexico working Bush Creek East blaze