RE: https://flipboard.com/@blackpressmedia/campbell-river-r21gqhcoz/-/a-esBT2ZP9QZKs-S0JsR0dow%3Aa%3A3177150469-%2F0

• BC hiring 200-250 firefighters [1]
• BC expects over 1,500 wildfires [2]
• BC lost about 2,200,000 acres of forest to wildfire last year[3]

So that's

• 1 firefighter per 6 fires, or
• 1 firefighter per 10,000 acres burnt.

Oh, and don't @ me about full-time firefighters: "The B.C. Wildfire Service also has about 600 year-round staff, though the seasonal workers do most of the on-the-ground firefighting."[1]

[1] "2,400 apply for 200-250 firefighter jobs as B.C. gears up for wildfire season" https://campbellrivermirror.com/2026/03/16/2400-apply-for-200-250-firefighter-jobs-as-b-c-gears-up-for-wildfire-season

[2] the "average, taken from 2014 to 2024, is 1,527 wildfires" https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/about-bcws/wildfire-statistics/wildfire-averages

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_wildfires

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