By Jill Sperling

Kamloops Fire Centre sees average number of spring fires with above average size

Jun 2, 2018 | 10:21 AM

KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Wildfire Service says they saw an average number of fire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre this spring, and an above average amount of hectares burned. 

According to Fire Information Officer Brenna Ward the 51 recorded fires burned a total of 3,785 hectares. 

“Over the last 17 years the average number of fires we see in the spring between April 1 and June 1 is 113,” Ward said, “and that is only because a couple seasons did have a few more than 100. But, it is generally between the 40 and 60 number.” 

The average number of hectares burned in that time frame is 360.

Ward says it’s difficult to predict what the summer season has in store in terms of wildfires. 

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“We do take June rains into account and kind of hold those June rains up as a better indication of what the summer is going to look like,” she said. “As everyone knows, last year we didn’t have any June rains. We’re waiting to see what June will bring.”