B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes coastreporter.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from coastreporter.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Forecasted warmer-than-normal temperatures across much of the B.C. Interior in late June into July mean large fires are "quite likely" in much of the province, the BC Wildfire Service says.
Emergency officials in Ottawa and British Columbia are warning intense drought could mean an increased likelihood of large, challenging fires this summer.