British Columbia continues to have a slower start to the 2020 wildfire season. Wildfire risk has been mitigated by the abundance of rain throughout the month of June. To date, there have been 199 wildfires across the province, a significant decrease compared to the 530 wildfires recorded in 2019.

Historically, lighting activity is highest in July and will influence fire behaviour henceforth. Wildfire ignition due to lightning strikes will be heavily dependent on the amount of rain that accompanies the lightning and the amount of rain in the days preceding lightning events.

To learn more about fire behaviour indicators and the predicted fire conditions for July 2020, check out the latest Season Outlook: http://ow.ly/39We50AvokF ... See more

More so than ever before Canadians are feeling the direct and indirect impacts of wildfire. There is a growing interest and need for FireSmart across the nation. We have put together a short course for those who are just getting started with FireSmart in their community and want to learn more!

FireSmart 101 provides an introduction to FireSmart and review:

✅ The Need

✅ Wildland Urban Interface

✅ Seven FireSmart Disciplines

✅ Home Ignition Zone; and

✅ Empowering The Public

FireSmart 101 is FireSmart Canada’s free online #FireSmart course! Click the link below to get started!

https://firesmartcanada.ca/programs-and-education/firesmart-101/

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