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Posted: August 3, 2021 Provincial state of emergency extended The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency through the end of the day on Aug. 18, to support the ongoing co-ordinated response to the wildfire situation and ensure public safety. “As we have seen over the past number of weeks, the continued dry, hot weather poses a high risk for potential wildfires,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. “The province will continue to support British Columbians with all of the tools they may need if they end up facing an evacuation orde...

by Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Jul 20 2021 Based upon the recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service and Emergency Management BC, the declaration will be in effect starting July 21, 2021. The B.C. government is declaring a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, made the declaration on July 20, 2021, based upon the recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service and Emergency Management BC. The declaration will be in effect startin...

A photo of smoke from the July Mountain fire south of Merritt. Credit: Cindy Hayter   Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, declared a province wide State of Emergency which will come into effect at midnight tonight and will remain in place for 14 days, and may be extended or rescinded as necessary. Following the declaration of a State of Emergency, the Minister is given power to implement any procedures deemed necessary to prevent, respond to or alleviate the effects of an emergency or disaster, including: (a)implement a Provincial emergency plan or any Provincia...

A state of emergency will address and plan for a mass evacuation scenario, and, if needed, will allow the government to secure the accommodation spaces necessary to support evacuees. “This provincial state of emergency will take effect at midnight tonight,” the minister added. “It is my hope that extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act will not be necessary, but putting the declaration in place now gives us the ability to move quickly if that need arises.” As of July 20, the provincial government says that there are 299 wildfires burning in the province. There are 40 evac...