BC United has fire plan
PRINCE GEORGE – While it has been a slow start to the fire season, there is every expectation with the warming weather, that will change.
2023 was a particularly challenging wildfire season for the Prince George Fire Centre and there has been one fire of note this year in the Fort Nelson region.
Back in June, the Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, Bowinn Ma spent a week in the region and had this to say on the eve of the summer heat.
“We are doing everything that we can to ensure that we are prepared for this year’s wildfire season. We are implementing recommendations from the Premier’s Expert Task Force on Emergencies, which involves representations from the North, including Prince George’s very own manager of emergency programs, Tanya Spooner. We’ve also trained more responders to support evacuees and enhanced wildland firefighting recruitment. We’ve boosted wildfire fighting equipment and aircraft, and we’re using new and innovative predictive technologies so that we can better understand and fight wildfires.”