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BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is the wildfire suppression service of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is an element of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.
Vancouver Fire Department circa 1925. The Vancouver Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in 1886 [2] with one volunteer hose-wagon company assigned to protect the new city which mainly had lumber mills at the time, and within 16 days of its existence, the city of Vancouver burned to the ground. [3]
A 230 hectare fire spawned on Vancouver Island on July 22, 5 km south of Sooke Lake. The fire was held, but required 70 firefighters and three helicopters and forced the precautionary closure of nearby Sooke Potholes Regional Park. [43] [44] On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [45]
The 2021 British Columbia wildfires burned across the Canadian province of British Columbia.The severity of the 2021 wildfire season has been attributed to the combination of extreme heat, lower than normal rainfall, and "repeated severe thunderstorms and lightning events" by the BC Wildfire Service, [2] and possibly exacerbated by human-caused climate change.
0 deaths, the fire burned for 30 days on the north of Vancouver Island directly outside the village of Sayward. The effort to extinguish the fire was the largest in British Columbia's history up to that point. It was British Columbia's largest recorded wildfire until it was surpassed in size by the Chelaslie River fire in 2014. [3]
Fire Size Date discovered Status Ref 1 Tweedsmuir Complex fire 301,549 hectares (745,140 acres) August 8 Out [11] 2 Johnny Creek Fire 156,775 hectares (387,400 acres) August 4 Out [12] 3 Alkali Lake Complex fire 121,215 hectares (299,530 acres) August 1 Out [13] 4 Lutz Creek Complex fire 100,799 hectares (249,080 acres) August 4 Out [12] 5
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The fire hall is part of a new 12-storey, mixed-use development that includes 130 units of purpose-built, affordable homes. In addition, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) will occupy 297 square metres (3,200 square feet) to operate a stand-alone, two-ambulance bay, downtown location for paramedics under a planned 20-year lease agreement [4]