VANCOUVER — The director of provincial operations for the BC Wildfire Service says the province has seen about 10,000 lightning strikes over the last seven days, primarily in the Kamloops Fire Centre and Southeast Fire Centres.
Cliff Chapman says because B.C. had a hot and dry July, those lightning strikes have the ability and the fuel to start new fires.
While Chapman says the forecast shows a return to cooler, more seasonable temperatures over the next week, it is not enough to"knock down" the hazards or susceptibility for new fire starts. He says the province is seeing about 12 to 24 new starts each day, and that trend is expected to continue for the next few days, particularly in the southeast and Kamloops fire centres.
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