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Here are the facts about British Columbia's wildfire situation on July 26

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Jul, 2024 10:22 AM
  • Here are the facts about British Columbia's wildfire situation on July 26

These are the facts about British Columbia's wildfire situation, according to the BC Wildfire Service dashboard at 10 a.m. Friday.

Active fires: 407

Wildfires of note: Five. Shetland Creek fire, Kamloops Fire Centre; Antler Creek fire, Cariboo Fire Centre; Aylwin Creek fire, Southeast Fire Centre; Komonko Creek fire, Southeast Fire Centre; Dogtooth FSR fire, Southeast Fire Centre.

Fires started in last 24 hours: 13

Out-of-control fires: 218

Active fire causes: Lightning 89 per cent, human 7 per cent, undetermined 4 per cent (percentages are rounded)

Firefighting staff deployed: 1,261

Aircraft deployed: 198

Area burned since April 1: 8,394 square kilometres 

 

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