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Following a record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, the service says interest in the program is up -- with more than 2,000 applications received this year.

Wildfire season is off to an early start in B.C.'s central Interior and Cariboo regions, with at least one fire listed as out of control and continuing to grow in the Quesnel area.

An out-of-control wildfire is burning between Quesnel and Williams Lake and is an estimated 1,600 hectares, up from the 50 hectares reported on Saturday.

Residents in the Pine River area, south of Chetwynd, have now been allowed to go home after being ordered to leave on Wednesday due to the 50-hectare Wildmare Creek fire.

The BC Wildfire Service says the ban will begin on Friday, May 3 at noon, and will be in effect until Oct. 11 or until it’s rescinded.

The BC Wildfire Service said the fire was estimated at 40 hectares in size, and burning near Highway 97 south of Chetwynd, and remains listed as "out of control."

Along with a lack of rain, forecasters are worried about drought conditions when the weather warms up, which could lead to stronger wildfires.

Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered in British Columbia by inaccurate government data, a new research report says.

The fire grew to 4.37 hectares, and was discovered Saturday afternoon in the Dutton Creek area east of Highway 97. BCWS says it suspects the blaze to be human-caused.

A letter to the province said last year’s four-day ban came at the height of tourist season, resulting in millions of lost economic dollars.

Evacuation alerts have been issued for properties near two wildfires burning out of control in central B.C., including the small community of Endako, as fears of a long wildfire season in the province start to materialize.

Housed at the Abbotsford International Airport is a specialized simulator for wildfire pilots, the only one of its type in the world.

What’s being called the Dutton Creek wildfire grew to around four hectares in size in the Gallagar Lake area and is now classified as being held.

British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C.

The new contract with the Alberta government runs for the next five years, and crews will be hitting the sky on Sunday and headed to Alberta, with training beginning on Monday.

The centre will be built at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and will help train the next generation of wildfire firefighters.

2023 marked the province's most damaging wildfire season yet, and with the province mired in a multi-year drought, concern is mounting for the months ahead.

The province says it will be expanding its firefighting aviation and ground fleets, as well as providing more equipment for ground crews.

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen hosted an emergency preparedness town hall in Penticton, B.C., on Monday.

The Dutton Creek blaze is located roughly halfway between Okanagan Falls and Oliver in the South Okanagan.