Lightning Strikes Down but More Heat Primes Wildfires in B.C.: Wildfire Service

High temperatures, lack of rain persist as 155 wildfires burn across B.C.

Forests Minister says 6,000 lightning strikes have fed the issue as unfavourable weather expected to continue

Lightning sparks dozens of new wildfires in B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service says there were more than 1,000 more lightning strikes across the province on Sunday.

Lightning strikes down but more heat primes wildfires in B.C.: wildfire service

VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour Day compared with thousands that peppered the province at the end of August.  The number of wildfires has...

Lightning strikes down but more heat primes wildfires in B.C.: wildfire service – Energeticcity.ca

VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour Day compared with thousands that peppered the province at the end of August. The number of wildfires has jumped in the last week from 70 to almost 170, with most of the out-of-control blazes burning in the southern Interior. Environment Canada has posted heat warnings for several locations, saying temperatures of up to 35 C are expected in the Fraser Canyon, …

September opens with 168 active wildfires across BC - Island Social Trends

Tuesday September 2, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends There were a lot of lightning strikes over the Labour Day long weekend — 6,047 across BC in the last five days. Lightning ignites the majority of wildfires in BC — currently that is 76% of the total 168 wildfires […] The post September opens with 168 active wildfires across BC appeared first on Island Social Trends.

Lightning sparks new wildfires in B.C., as number of active blazes near 160 - Helicopters Magazine

The BC Wildfire Service says there were more than 1,000 more lightning strikes across the province on Sunday, most of which happened in the Cariboo region.