Rural Communities Want In on Wildfire Response. Is BC on Board? | The Tyee

As wildfires worsen, locals are taking matters into their own hands, leading to clashes. And opportunities.

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‘Working day and night’: Shuswap evacuation centre supporting hundreds

Doug and Roxanne Kilback of Scotch Creek are still grappling with the loss of both their home and the bottle depot they own together.

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North Shuswap controlled burn saved ‘hundreds’ of homes, BC Wildfire Service maintains

The BC Wildfire Service maintains a controlled burn on a North Shuswap wildfire saved hundreds of homes, but that winds pushed the flames 22 kilometres around their containment.

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‘Didn’t have to happen’: Residents of evacuated B.C. community say they warned wildfire officials

Wayne Bilawchuk, president and emergency coordinator for Dorian Bay, a community of 35 lots on the east side of the lake, said the fire sprung up there on July 12.

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