Careless campers causing headaches for wildfire officials
KAMLOOPS — With the rain and cooler temperatures, the fire danger ratings aren’t quite as high as this time last year, sitting at moderate through most of the Thompson-Okanagan. But officials are dealing with another problem, one caused by campers who have are being careless with their campfires.
The Kamloops Fire Centre reporting 38 abandoned campfires during the B.C. Day long weekend. There were 90 abandoned campfires across the province, leaving fire officials a bit concerned.
“One of the reasons the Kamloops Fire Centre is so concerned about abandoned campfires is because they can spread,” says Fire Information Officer Max Birkner. “Certainly, with windy conditions and hot weather, those campfires can spread very quickly.”