B.C. wildfires: quick statistics
Press Release
Aug. 6, 2021
VICTORIA – The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.
For real-time updates on evacuation alerts and orders, visit: https://twitter.com/EmergencyInfoBC
For the latest wildfire information, visit: www.bcwildfire.ca
Fires:
- Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 291
- Since April 1, 2021:
- 1,402 wildfires
- 583,118 hectares burned
- Active fires by fire centre:
- Cariboo: 51
- Coastal: 20
- Kamloops: 84
- Northwest: 7
- Prince George: 68
- Southeast: 61
Resources:
- Firefighters and other personnel fighting the fires: 3,651
- Out-of-province firefighters: 610
- Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 214
Evacuations:
- Evacuation Orders: 60 (-3)
- Evacuation Alerts: 107 (+4)
- Properties:
- Number of properties on order: 4,514 (+286)
- Number of properties on alert: 21,060 (-343)
- Orders and alerts by Emergency Management BC region:
- Vancouver Island Central Coast: 0 orders, 0 alerts
- Northwest: 0 orders, 2 alerts
- Northeast: 5 (+2) orders, 16 (+4) alerts
- Central: 49 (-6) orders, 76 alerts
- Southeast: 4 (-1) orders, 10 (+1) alerts
- Southwest: 2 (+2) orders, 3 (-1) alerts
Supports available:
Contact:
Emergency Management BC
Joint Information Centre
Media Relations
250 880-6430
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