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B.C.’s Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar, says that as of May 4, the BC Wildfire Service will be fully staffed and ready to face the 2026 wildfire season. Parmar says that while the upcoming season remains uncertain, the Wildfire Service will be ready.

The B.C. government is bracing for what is expected to be another busy wildfire season. Global News Morning speaks with TRU Wildfire Expert Mike Flannigan about this year’s wildfire forecast.

Nearly five years after a devastating wildfire destroyed Lytton a new report from B.C.’s auditor general finds the province expected the village to lead its own disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. We speak with BC’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene about the AG’s findings.

A small wildfire broke out near Cultus Lake on Monday, May 4. It has now been mapped at 0.5 hectares in size. Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga also gives us a look at the hot and dry weather that is going to stick around.

It may be a busy wildfire season for parts of B.C. as the government provided an update on Thursday. And residents of 21 municipalities would like to see changes to Metro Vancouver, and more than 75 percent would support a full public inquiry into the wastewater plant debacle.

Hundreds of experts are in Victoria in hopes of strengthening B.C’s approach to wildfires. The Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit brings together hundreds in the industry. Kylie Stanton has more.

A Kelowna man has been hit with a fine after being found guilty of violating B.C.’s Wildfire Act. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more on the ruling.

Officials say more than 1300 wildfires were sparked in the province this year. That number shows BC has the lowest number of wildfires this season when you compare the data from the last 5 years. Kylie Stanton has more.

Communities in B.C.’s Okanagan are expressing concerns over changes to the way FireSmart funding is to be distributed. West Kelowna’s fire chief says with wildfires consistently a threat in the Okanagan, this could have dire consequences. Victoria Femia reports.

It’s been a drier-than-normal January in many parts of B.C., but particularly in the Okanagan. Two cities set all-time records. As Travis Lowe reports, if the pattern continues, it could be cause for concern on the wildfire front.

The 2025 wildfire season was the second worst in Canadian history, but the destruction in B.C. was not nearly as bad as recent years. Global News Morning speaks with BC Forests Minister Ravi Parmar about the numbers and how the province is already preparing for the 2026 wildfire season.

It doesn’t feel like wildfire weather, but experts warn there are still a number of fires burning in northeastern B.C.. They are called ‘zombie fires’ that burn underground. Kylie Stanton has more.

The B.C. General Employees Union says all remaining members from the BC Wildfire Service and the B.C. Ministry of Forests have now joined the two-month-old strike.

After a period of robust spending, B.C. consumers are starting to show signs of caution, and a Vancouver-based A.I. company has raised $14 million from investors for its wildfire detecting program. BIV’s Tyler Orton has your business news.

The B.C. government needs to drastically increase efforts to reduce the risk of wildfires, or face dire economic as well as environmental consequences. That’s a key finding of a study published in the journal ‘Science’, co-authored by Calvin Sandborn, University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre former legal director.

BC Wildfire says one of its aircraft was hit by a drone that was being flown illegally in restricted airspace over a fire in the Cariboo region.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre confirms there has been a crash but is unable to provide further details at this time. Video submitted to Global News shows smoke from a mountainside near Pemberton. It’s believed the helicopter was working for the BC Wildfire Service at the time.

Peachland’s mayor, Patrick Van Minsel joins Global BC to discuss this latest wildfire and how residents are coping after dealing with three wildfires this season.

Dry conditions and lightning strikes have increased the number of wildfire across the province. Aydan Coray BC Wildfire Service has the latest update on the efforts to contain them.

The provincial government says more than one thousand properties remain on evacuation order in the province as wildfires continue to burn. It may be September, but officials are warning that the fire risk remains high. Catherine Urquhart has more.