2023 already one of the worst fire seasons B.C. has seen

B.C.'s wildfire season has already been one of worst the province has ever seen and the outlook going into the summer months looks daunting.

B.C.'s three worst fire seasons — 2017, 2018 and 2021 — had just 997 ha., 27,029 ha. and 2,213 ha. burned at this point in the year, respectively. Neal McLoughlin, superintendent of predictive services for the BC Wildfire Service, noted the snowpack at upper elevation areas across the province melted two to four weeks quicker than normal this year, making the regions more susceptible to fires — particularly those started by lightning.

“Given those persistent, deep drought conditions, it's not going to be enough rainfall to alleviate these deep, persistent drought conditions right across the province,” MacDonald said. “We'll have to see what the remainder of summer will bring as we get into the true core of fire season which is July and August, but those are typically our driest months and the possibility of playing catch up is very limited.

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