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Pader Brach, executive director of regional operations with Emergency Management BC, said the system is being looked at for a variety of hazards, although he could not say if it would be in place for this wildfire season. "We know that minutes count and we're certainly committed to making the Alert Ready system a priority," Brach told a news conference. The system is already in use for tsunami threats and Amber Alerts, however it was not used during the "heat dome" in June in which the BC Coroners Service has said the typical death rate tripled. Brach said Alert Ready would complement exist...

Firefighting backup from Quebec arrives tomorrow SHARE ON: According to BC Wildfire Service, 112 ground personnel from Quebec will be arriving in BC tomorrow (Friday). 100 firefighters from Mexico will follow suit on Sunday. “We’ve been lucky enough to secure military personnel, they are now in province staging out of Vernon, and we are currently briefing the military as we speak. We also continue to work with Australia to try and secure resources, we are making progress on that,” said Ian Meier with the BC Wildfire Service. Meier mentioned that there were 3,193 people in BC battling th...

Article content The B.C. Wildfire Service is fighting 272 blazes in the province, including 39 so-called wildfires of note. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Powerful winds whipped up B.C. wildfires as 4,300 homes have been evacuated Back to video “We have seen some significant growth on most of our fires of note,” said Ian Meier, executive director of the B.C. Wildfire Service, during a news conference on Thursday. The winds have also created “very smoky conditions … so getting in and being able to assess the true nature of that growth...