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For people living in B.C.’s fire-prone communities, wildfire season isn’t just about flames and smoke – it can also bring stress, anxiety and uncertainty. UBC Okanagan graduate researcher Brittany Barber joins Global News Morning to talk about a study examining the mental health impacts of living through repeated wildfire seasons.

It can be a traumatic experience for those who have lived through it. Over 2,000 homes were destroyed and over 88,000 people were forced to evacuate, due to the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. With wildfires continuing to burn across B.C. hundreds of families remain under an evacuation alert, ready to leave their homes at a...

Hundreds of British Columbians are currently living under and evacuation alert or order due to the many wildfires burning throughout the province. BC Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister, Kelly Greene joins Global News Morning with more on the provincial response.

We’re hearing from some of the residents who had to flee their homes due to the Bradley Creek wildfire near Vernon. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

Crews are working around the clock to contain the Quilpituk Creek fire that’s burning along the west side of Okanagan Lake, Cohan Sassaman reports.

An out-of-control wildfire is burning near homes in Pemberton, prompting evacuation alerts for the village. Angela Jung reports.

BC’s wildfire crews getting a bit of an assist from the weather today. Calmer conditions are helping them contain some of the dozens of fires sparked by storms that hit the province this weekend. Travis Prasad reports.

The Village of Clinton has been ordered evacuated, while fire crews deal with a fast growing number of fires across southern B.C. Taya Fast reports.

Angela Jung has the latest from the Bradley Creek area near Vernon after the Okanagan Indian Band chief says up to 230 homes could have been lost to the Bradley Creek wildfire.

Vernon residents are rallying around evacuees from the Bradley Creek wildfire, including some of those who have learned their homes are gone. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

As Canada’s wildfire season heats up following a slow start, new research from McMaster University is highlighting where most of the country’s wildfire emissions are coming from. As Jeff Semple explains, the source still smoulders long after the flames are out.

A wildfire broke out in Belcarra Park on Wednesday afternoon near Port Moody and Anmore. Firefighters rushed to the scene.

Wildfire crews are assessing the damage in Clinton after the Pear Lake wildfire, while monitoring hot and windy conditions that could increase the risk of further fire activity. Jean Strong with the BC Wildfire Service joins Global News Morning with the latest on the response and what happens next.

Wildfires raging in the southern part of British Columbia have turned the skies an ominous shade of orange.

The B.C. government and wildfire officials are warning the coming weeks are expected to bring a major uptick in wildfire activity, and they are reminding people to have an emergency plan and a grab-and-go bag packed. Aaron McArthur reports.

More than 8,000 residents of Kimberley are under an evacuation alert due to the out-of-control Matthew Creek wildfire, which is burning west of town. Aaron McArthur reports.

A number of people forced to evacuate their homes in the north Okanagan over the weekend as wildfire ripped through the area. Many still waiting to hear if their properties are still standing. Angela Jung has more.

Ferocious wildfires have damaged about 700 buildings in and around Spokane, Wash. Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell explains why these flames became so disastrous.

The BC Lung Foundation released its State of the Air report this week and has found that BC’s air quality is deteoriorating, thanks in part to wildfires burning throughout the province, year after year. Prem Gundarah, health initiatives manager with the BC Lung Foundation. joins Global News Morning with more on this issue.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a devastating fire in Spokane, Washington State. The sheriff’s office says a public tip led them to arrest the 37-year-old.