{"id":58124,"date":"2015-08-06T00:35:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=58124"},"modified":"2025-01-12T05:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T10:13:34","slug":"forests-minister-most-wildfires-human-caused-across-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/06\/forests-minister-most-wildfires-human-caused-across-british-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Forests Minister: Most wildfires human caused across British Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10760\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/forest-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10760\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/forest-fire.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/forest-fire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/forest-fire-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>KAMLOOPS, B.C. &#8212; A spike in human-caused wildfires across British Columbia has the forests minister calling for more vigilance from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Thomson said only 18 of the 31 flare-ups over the long weekend were caused by lightning while the rest had people to blame.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One human-caused fire remains one too many,&#8221; Thomson said. &#8220;This continues to be a source of significant frustration to our wildfire service and to the province and to our ministry.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy propecia online <a href=\"https:\/\/revleonidastheoptometrist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/propecia.html\">revleonidastheoptometrist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/propecia.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, 140 fires were burning in the province out of the nearly 1,400 blazes that started since April.<\/p>\n<p>Flames have so far consumed about 2,800 square kilometres of land &#8212; considerably more than the 10-year average of about 600 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>The government has floated the idea of stiffer fines on people who start fires through negligence, such as throwing burning cigarettes out of vehicle windows or leaving campfires unattended.<\/p>\n<p>A report on the proposal is expected sometime this fall, Thomson said.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Skrepnek, B.C.&#8217;s chief fire information officer, said hot, dry conditions will likely lead to an increase in wildfires over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>More than 800 people remain involved in firefighting efforts, including 150 out-of-province personnel, mostly from Ontario and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Campfire bans remain in place through most of southern B.C.<\/p>\n<p>Only one evacuation order remains in place, at the Dog Mountain fire near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, though issues related to slope stability, not fire activity, are involved.<\/p>\n<p>The Forests Ministry said the area&#8217;s shoreline is unsafe because of danger from trees and rolling debris.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighting efforts have cost the province almost 5 million since April, compared to nearly 0 million spent by this time last year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy soft cialis online <a href=\"https:\/\/revleonidastheoptometrist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/soft-cialis.html\">revleonidastheoptometrist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/soft-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAMLOOPS, B.C. &#8212; 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