Throughout B.C., fire crews are battling an ever-growing number of wildfires. As of Saturday afternoon, 283 such fires are burning in B.C., 31 of which are considered wildfires of note by the BC Wildfire Service.
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An aggressive fire in B.C.'s Okanagan has prompted an evacuation alert for most of the city of Vernon, which has a population of around 40,000. This means residents must be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice.
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VANCOUVER The B.C. government has extended the state of emergency prompted by the province s ongoing wildfire situation for another two weeks. The extension was announced Tuesday as thousands of B.C. residents remained under evacuation orders and alerts as a result of some of the 254 wildfires burning across the province. As we have seen over the past number of weeks, the continued dry, hot weather poses a high risk for potential wildfires, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said in a statement. The province will continue to support British Columbians with all of the tools they may need if they end up facing an evacuation order.