On social media, many are posting in wildfire and evacuation support groups, offering rooms in their homes for evacuees. “They’re welcome to stay, and I’ll make them some food and coffee,” says Chilliwack resident Heather Leavesley. “I know it can be very stressful and chaotic, and you don’t know what to do first when you’re evacuating your home, so I’m offering my place for whoever is able to stay here.” Offering shelter is nothing new for Leavesley, who says she took in evacuated livestock on her property during the 2017 B.C. wildfire season. Evacuation reception centres have been established in neighbouring cities in B.C.’s interior, and as far west as Chilliwack.