Important Update from Coastal Fire Centre

PARKSVILLE – Over the last week in BC, particularly in in the southern half of BC, a high pressure ridge has created extremely hot and dry conditions. Tomorrow a dry cold front is forecast to move into the province creating instability, strong gusting winds, and the potential for dry lightning inland. Early detection of wildfires and public reporting will be crucial increase the potential for initial attack success on new wildfire starts.

The Coastal Fire Centre would like to alert the public of the potential for aggressive fire behavior and high rates of spread during this event. We ask that everyone pay attention to local updates and alerts in your area. The BC Wildfire Service has released the following video describing this situation in more detail: https://youtu.be/DHgrCZDgAE8