Article content More than $206 million has been spent on wildfire suppression since April 1. The allocated budget is $136 million, however, the province has set aside an additional $1 billion to ensure extra resources can be provided. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Cost of fighting B.C. forest fires already higher than all of last summer, with $206 million spent so far Back to video “The B.C. government will always spend whatever is necessary to protect people and property. When actual costs exceed the direct fire budget allocation, the B.C. Wildfire Service has statutory authorization to spend additional funds,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Forests.