PRINCE GEORGE — The BC Wildfire has provided its latest update.
In releasing these numbers, they note that “the wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.”
Fires:
* Wildfires burning in B.C.: 250
* Since April 1, 2021:
* 1,308 wildfires
* 555,904 hectares of area burned
* Active fires by fire centre:
* Cariboo: 43
* Coastal: 15
* Kamloops: 75
* Northwest: 6
* Prince George: 51
* Southeast: 60
Resources:
* Firefighters and other personnel fighting the fires: 3,245
* Out-of-province firefighters: 301
* Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 212
Evacuations:
* Evacuation orders: 65 (+2)
* Evacuation alerts: 99 (-3)
* Properties:
* Number of properties on order: 4,620 (+434)
* Number of properties on alert: 21,042 (-102)
* Orders and alerts by Emergency Management BC region:
* Vancouver Island Central Coast: 0 orders, 0 alerts
* Northwest: 0 orders, 1 alert
* Northeast: 1 order, 13 alerts
* Central: 58 (+2) orders, 73 (-3) alerts
* Southeast: 6 orders, 8 alerts
* Southwest: 0 orders, 4 alerts
