ERRINGTON – The BC Forest Service is gearing up for an intense fire season on the coast. Fire crews have been called back to work at the Coastal Fire Centre in Errington two weeks ahead of schedule.
Fire information officer Donna Macpherson says this summer could be as busy as last year’s record-breaking fire season. Long term weather indicators very similar to last year, when there were more than 500 fires and the Coastal Fire Centre’s budget swelled to $50 million dollars.
Macpherson says people need to be careful about backyard burning this spring – it’s drier right now than most people might think and it doesn’t take much to start a wild fire.
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