Wildfire Budget

• British Columbia set to move to year-round BC Wildfire Service

  Finance Minister Selina Robinson announced on Monday the provincial budget would include the significant funding shift.

  Fire

  Feb 21, 2022
  
• B.C. has spent $130M less on wildfire suppression than this point last year

  After back-to-back extreme fire seasons, a return to more traditional B.C. summer weather has meant a calmer season for fire crews.

  Aug 12, 2019
  
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• B.C. should include more wildfire prevention, review of tax system in next budget: committee

  A committee of MLAs from the NDP and Liberal caucuses is recommending the provincial government increase wildfire and emergency investment for local communities.

  Economy

  Aug 7, 2019
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• More money in B.C. budget for wildfire response as natural disaster costs soar

  The province is budgeting more money to fight B.C. wildfires.

  Feb 20, 2019
• Premier John Horgan says B.C. needs to do a better job of budgeting for costly wildfire seasons

  This year so far, the firefighting cost is at more than $200-million, while the budget is just $64-million.

  News

  Aug 22, 2018
• B.C. wildfire budget goes up in smoke as crews tackle Okanagan fires

  The province has already spent about $25 million more than was budgeted for firefighting for the year.

  Jul 21, 2018
• Nova Scotia firefighting budget up in smoke after recent wildfires

  Before the recent fires started burning, the province's firefighting budget -- $686,000 for the year -- had already reached $520,000.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2016
• 2015 could shape up to be a devastating fire season in B.C.

  More than 62,000 hectares have burned since April 1, which dwarfs last year's numbers which only saw 5,500 hectares burned during the same time-frame.

  Jun 22, 2015