Human-caused Wildfires
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RCMP hoping to speak with quad riders in connection with suspicious fires on Vancouver IslandThe biggest of these fires are the Newcastle Creek fire, which is currently 230 hectares, and the recently discovered Browning Creek fire, which is much closer to town.FireJul 5, 2023
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62% of Alberta wildfires were caused by humans in 2021The 2021 Alberta wildfire season has come to an end and despite hot summer weather conditions, officials say it was a below-average year in terms of how much area burned.EnvironmentNov 2, 2021
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RCMP believe wildfires were deliberately started around Salmo, B.C. in West KootenayPolice said on July 24, officers and firefighters responded to as many as four brush fires located northwest of the Highway 3 and Highway 6 intersection.CrimeJul 28, 2021
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As B.C. temperatures heat up, the risk of human-caused wildfires growsSo far this year, there have been 239 wildfires between April 1 and July 29, with around 720 hectares burned.EnvironmentJul 30, 2020
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Alberta issues fire ban, OHV restrictions in Forest Protection Areas amid COVID-19 pandemicThe Alberta government has issued a fire ban that covers about 60 per cent of the province, in hopes of slowing the start of wildfire season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaApr 14, 2020
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Fire prohibitions to start for Okanagan, Kamloops, Merritt areas next weekThe B.C. Wildfire Service is banning certain open burns and equipment through the Kamloops Fire Centre to prevent human-caused wildfires.Jun 7, 2019
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Petition calling for provincewide burning ban during B.C. wildfire season gains momentumThe petition, which asks the B.C. Wildfire Service to change its regional burning ban policy, already has nearly 1,700 signatures.EnvironmentMay 26, 2019
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Two new human-caused wildfires in the B.C. InteriorTwo new human-caused wildfires broke out between Merritt and Spences Bridge on Sunday.Apr 8, 2019
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Wildfire season begins in AlbertaAccording to the province, last wildfire season, 1,231 fires burned more than 49,000 hectares of land in Alberta. Of those fires, 789 were human-caused.EnvironmentMar 1, 2018
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