The BC Wildfire Service continues responding to the Bush Creek East wildfire (K21633) located ten kilometres northeast of Chase. In this video, Incident Commander Hugh Murdoch and Fire Behaviour Specialist Eric Kopetski provide an update on wildfire operations as well as a forecast of conditions in the days ahead. For more information on the Bush Creek East wildfire, please visit the incident page: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2023&incidentNumber=K21633 | BC Wildfir

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The 2023 wildfire season has been long and challenging. Between April 1 and October 31, 2,245 wildfires burned more than 2.84 million hectares of forest and land resulting in the most destructive wildfire season in British Columbia’s recorded history. “We started really early, snow melted three to four weeks early, we were experiencing very aggressive fire behaviour in early May and that has persisted right into the month of October,” Neal McLoughlin, Superintendent, BCWS Predictive Services. It

6K views · 82 reactions | In 2019, our 310-FIRE line received almost 1500 calls. Have you ever wondered what happens after the call? Here’s how we fight wildfires in Alberta. Do your part to report wildfires by calling 310-FIRE. | Alberta Wildfire | Facebook

British Columbia has been grateful to host 215 South African firefighters over the past two weeks. This morning, as they prepared to depart for days of rest, they gifted local crews and staff members with a moving ceremony of song and dance to uplift spirits. This team from Working on Fire have been deployed to support efforts on the Bush Creek East wildfire, in the Shuswap region, and the McDougall Creek wildfire, adjacent to West Kelowna. Following days of rest, they will head north to support

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50K views · 869 reactions | Video from BC Wildfire Service shows two Parattack crews and one leader deployed to the east flank of the Old Man Lake wildfire in Sooke. 廒 Parattack crews, also known as "smokejumpers," are specially trained to parachute from fixed-wing aircraft to access wildfires in remote or hard-to-reach areas. The wildfire remains out of control and is about 230 hectares in size as of Saturday evening. | Vancouver Island Buzz | Facebook