By Ben Tompkins

BC Wildfire Update

Wildfire totals going up as heatwave approaches

Aug 11, 2021 | 9:56 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – Wildfire totals throughout the province are slightly going up again and with the upcoming heatwave set to start this weekend, wildfires are still top of mind and a top priority for B.C. to try and extinguish.

Firefighting efforts continue, with many of the personnel being from out of province, as we are far from out of the woods yet.

Below are the current active numbers, as of today.

Fires

Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 266
Since April 1, 2021:
- 1, 463 wildfires
- 655,934 hectares of area burned
Active fires by fire centre:
- Cariboo: 34
- Coastal: 21
- Kamloops: 86
- Northwest: 4
- Prince George: 57
- Southeast: 64

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Resources

Firefighters and other personnel currently fighting fires: 3,633
Out-of-province firefighters: 341
Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 203

Evacuations

Evacuation orders: 60 (-3)
Evacuation alerts: 105 (-3)
Properties:
- Number of properties on order: 5,392 (-827)
- Number of properties on alert: 30,899 (-1,004)
Orders and alerts by Emergency Management BC region:
- Vancouver Island Central Coast: 1 orders 0 alerts
- Northwest: 0 orders 1 (-1) alert
- Northeast: 5 orders 7 alerts
- Central: 49 (-3) orders 85 (-1) alerts
- Southeast: 2 orders 9 (-1) alerts
- Southwest: 3 orders 3 alerts

by Ben Tompkins

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