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What it’s really like to fight B.C.’s wildfires
From emergency evacuations to managing tsunami-like burns, incident commander Scott Rennick has a tough job that is becoming more challenging than ever.
B.C. declares state of emergency over wildfires
The state of emergency will remain in effect for 14 days
B.C. wildfires set record high greenhouse gas emission levels
This year’s wildfire season in British Columbia was a record-breaker. Not only did a historic amount of land burn (more than 12,000 square kilometres or an area more than twice the size of Prince Edward Island), but the fires also released a record amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. READ: What it feels like to escape…
As B.C.’s wildfires raged, these sheepdogs stayed to protect their flock
When fire forced the owners of a 100 Mile House ranch to flee the B.C. interior this summer, their two Maremma Sheepdogs stayed behind with their 89 charges
B.C.’s record-setting wildfires explained in one chart
Satellite images show smoke from the B.C. fires hanging over Vancouver
(Post updated with new satellite image from Aug. 8) The smoke from multiple wildfires in B.C. has created hazardous breathing conditions across the province. In Kamloops, air quality is the worst in recorded history. A heat wave in the Lower Mainland coupled with the smoke has lead to a spike in 911 calls about breathing problems….
Terror, agony and a new beginning in fire-scarred B.C.
Carmen Jacobsen had walled herself off from the world after losing her best friend in a horrific crime. The fire—and the heroism of her neighbours—brought her back.
B.C. fires stir memories of Fort McMurray—and fear for the future
The evacuation of Williams Lake shows lessons of last year’s nightmare sank in. Good thing, because the wildfire threat across Western Canada is getting worse.
The science and logistics of battling B.C.’s wildfires
With hundreds of fires and thousands of people to fight them, the crisis in B.C. demands cutting-edge methods and choreographic planning