KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Fire bans are being imposed across much of British Columbia and Alberta, as the wildfire season gets off to an early start with more than 170 burning in both provinces.
The BC Wildfire Service on Wednesday announced a five-month open fire ban, from May 3 to Oct. 11, covering a swath of the province's Interior.
"This prohibition is being enacted to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety," the service said. In Alberta, wildfire officials announced Wednesday that very dry conditions had prompted a fire restriction across the province's entire forest protection area except the Calgary forest protection zone, which remains under a fire advisory.
In B.C., a wildfire evacuation alert issued in the Interior over the weekend for the tiny town of Endako has also been rescinded, while another alert for the Burgess Creek wildfire in the Cariboo remains in place, with residents told to be ready to leave on short notice.
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