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  VANCOUVER -- British Columbia is welcoming roughly 100 firefighters who arrived from Mexico on Saturday to help battle the devastating wildfires raging around the province. “These highly trained crews will be on hand for 30 days, working shoulder to shoulder with our wildfire service crews,” said Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s public safety minister and solicitor general. Speaking at a news conference on the tarmac at Abbotsford International Airport Saturday morning, Farnworth expressed gratitude to the firefighters and the Mexican government for their help. The crews will be put to wo...

Firefighters from Mexico arrive in British Columbia to help extinguish hundreds of active wildfires Vancouver-British Columbia welcomed about 100 firefighters who arrived from Mexico on Saturday to help extinguish the devastating wildfires that raged across the province. “These well-trained staff will be on site for 30 days, working side by side with our wildfire service personnel,” said Mike Farnworth, the Minister of Public Safety and Attorney General of British Columbia. On Saturday morning, Farnworth spoke at a press conference on the tarmac of Abbotsford International Airport, than...

Portion of Flat Lake to Green Lake North Evacuation Order Downgraded to Alert SHARE ON: Green Lake Evacuation Alert, July 24th - Cariboo Regional District Part of the Flat Lake to Green Lake Evacuation Order has been rescinded and replaced with an Evacuation Alert by the Cariboo Regional District. This alert affects 664 parcels covering 17,686 hectares. Effective immediately, residents are allowed to return to the area outlined on the map.

CFNR Network Jul 23, 2021 | 5:09 PM The BC Wildfire service made a statement saying that Fire Crews and equipment made really notable progress yesterday in the process of securing the Flat Lake wildfire on the east side up to Begbie Summit. The statement also noted that the fire received a little bit of precipitation on Wednesday and yesterday morning and there was only moderate fire activity at the site. But Smoke is still highly visible from Highway 97 and the surrounding areas. Highway 97 is open once again, as of 10 p.m. yesterday although drivers are being encouraged to watch for speed ...

A list of BC highways currently affected by wildfires Like many of the fires roaring around the province, British Columbia’s wildfire situation as a whole remains out of control. With resources stretched thin and Mother Nature not helping the cause, the provincial government declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. The early wildfire season has forced a number of evacuations throughout BC, as well as plenty of highway closures that are affecting travel. Here’s a full list of highways and other transportation services that are affected as of Wednesday afternoon: Hwy 1 closed in both direc...