BC Wildfire Service still urging caution after ‘slow and somewhat typical’ start to the season

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“It’s hard to predict what might come from a season, especially as we’re looking at those longer-term forecasts,” BC Wildfire Service information officer Jean Strong told CFJC Today. “We’d really like to see a lot of rain in June, which is unfortunate for people who like to go camping, but we’ll have to see what the weather has in store for us over the next few months.”

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Data from the BC Wildfire Service shows 871 hectares of land has already burned across the Kamloops Fire Centre since April 1. Most of that – 808 hectares – was burned by one grassfire that sparked on the Lower Nicola Indian Band’s Hamilton Creek Indian Reserve No. 7 in early April.

There have been 54 other fires across the Kamloops Fire Centre this year and the vast majority have been human caused.

“The weather forecast will continue to change,” Strong added. “We’ll have hot days, we’ll have cool days. I think no matter when that change happens, we will see wildfires in B.C. this year, and its important for people to prepare themselves and their families as much as possible.”