Off of cbc Web Page Canada Write Up By Mike Laanela - CBC News - Posted: Augest 15, 2018 8:36 AM PT | Last Updated: Augest 15th. Narrated By Kemo Sabi Enjoy!


Chart shows number of hectares burned in wildfires each season. Does not include false alarms, nuisance fires or training fires.

2017
1,216,083

1958
855,968

1961
483,097

2018
381,443

2014
369,168

1971
351,342

1982
348,695

1950
343,339

2010
337,149

1985
312,757


2015
280,738

2018 data is current as of Aug. 15

B.C. wildfires by the numbers
As of Aug. 14, there were:

566 wildfires burning in B.C.
29 evacuation orders affecting approximately 3,050 people (1,521 properties).
48 evacuation alerts impacting approximately 18,720 people (9,359 properties).
3,372 firefighters and contractors actively engaged in fighting fires in all fire regions of the province.
This includes 436 out-of-province personnel from Alberta, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Parks Canada, Australia, Mexico and New Zealand.
Crews have responded to nearly 1,800 wildfires since April 1.
More than 400 of those are believed to be caused by humans.

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