Posted: Jul 04, 2021 3:34 PM PT | Last Updated: July 4
An image from video captured by a Lytton resident fleeing the B.C. community on June 30 shows numerous structures on fire.(2 Rivers Remix Society/Vimeo)
British Columbia s public safety minister admitted his government s wildfire response this week revealed gaps in protocols  after facing criticism from First Nations leaders.
Mike Farnworth s comments came a day after the tribal council chair for the worst-hit area of the province lambasted the province s lack of early communication as sickening while homes and other buildings on the Lytton First Nation were destroyed by fire. While there were challenging factors, early communication with the Nlaka pamux Nation Tribal Council and the Oregon Jack Creek Band didn t live up to expectations, Farnworth said in a statement Sunday. I have made my expectations clear to the ministry and I have been assured that immediate steps have been taken to address gaps in
Canadian forces provide air support as they fight wildfires in B.C. Weather News
Authorities in western British Columbia are fighting the fires that erupted after the historic heat wave.
The Canadian military will provide air support to the western province of British Columbia (BC) because it is associated with a series of Massive wildfire After a few days of outbreak Record temperature.
in a statement On Sunday, the federal government stated that the army will help transport “people, supplies and equipment in and out of the fire-affected areas of the province” and assist in any emergency evacuation.
Bill Blair, Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Say The military’s support will continue until July 19.
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RCMP officers man a roadblock on the Trans-Canada Highway as wildfire burns in Lytton, B.C., Friday, July 2, 2021. The BC Wildfire Service says there has been minimal growth in fire that destroyed much of the village of Lytton, B.C., in the past day .
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck July 04, 2021 - 5:00 PM LYTTON, B.C. - Mounties are on the scene in Lytton, B.C., working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed much of the village and left two people dead. Dawn Roberts, the director of communications for the B.C. RCMP, told a news conference Sunday that investigators were able to access the village on Saturday.
✓ Lien copié Incendies dans l’Ouest canadien L’armée appelée en renfort, enquête sur la cause de l’incendie à Lytton
PHOTO FOURNIE PAR LE BC WILDFIRE SERVICE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Dimanche soir, la province comptait 174 incendies actifs, dont 37 avaient commencé au cours des dernières 24 heures.
(Lytton) Alors que la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) tente de déterminer la cause de l’incendie qui a détruit une grande partie du village de Lytton et fait deux morts, les Forces armées canadiennes ont été appelées en renfort pour aider les régions touchées par les incendies de forêt, en Colombie-Britannique.