BC Wildfire Service braces for heat peak, warns of potential new starts
Crews are adding helicopter water drops and other support as smoke from more than 80 wildfires and dry weather raise new fire risks.
- Incident commander Hugh Murdoch said more resources are arriving near Kimberley to help crews battle fires as the region prepares for a heat peak this week.
- Environment Canada expanded heat warnings on Wednesday as the Wildfire Service warned that "warming and drying conditions" are elevating the potential for new wildfire starts.
- Smoky skies from more than 80 wildfires are prompting air quality advisories across the province, with conditions expected to worsen in northeastern and central regions.
- Fires forced evacuation orders including a new order Tuesday south of Boston Bar, while residents 200 kilometres northeast of Vancouver initially refused to leave.
- Crews managing the Bootleg Complex near Kimberley are preparing for a "significant weather day" Thursday by deploying a "large water delivery system" via helicopters to bypass low streamflows.
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