BC Wildfire Service is expecting average wildfire activity this spring
British Columbia Wildfire Service
The British Columbia Wildfire Service is expecting a spring wildfire season that will be consistent with long-term patterns in the province, considering the current forecasts and fire activity levels. The outlook issued by the agency on April 9, 2020 does not predict wildfire activity in the summer of this year.
Satellite photo of British Columbia at 9 a.m. PDT April 15, 2020. NOAA.
Statistics from the BC Wildfire Service for the six year period from 2012 through 2017 show that of the ten largest fires, six were discovered in July, and one each in April, May, June, and August.
The ten largest wildfires in British Columbia, from 2012 through 2017. BC Wildfire Service.
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