Wildfires in British Columbia: A Summary of Resources
Updated: Sep 18, 2021
Here are some resources to review BC wildfire activity, and what it means.
Podcasts & Documentaries
Not If, But When – Documentary, Season Finale of “Hellfire Heroes” Discovery Channel Canada, July 10 2018
Wildfire Prevention (Starts at 1:40:18) CBC On the Coast, May 21 2018
Ashes to Ashes: How a recovery after a wildfire looks like. Forest Proud, April 29 2018
Scientists know how to prevent catastrophic loss from forest fires. Why don’t we follow their advice? CBC Radio, July 21 2017
The trees are telling us we need more wildfire! Barry Wilson in Sound Cloud, July 11 2017
Media Interviews
We Should Let Some Wildfires Burn: on Things You Might Not Know
Tom Scott, July 16, 2018
Firefighters learn lessons from catastrophic wildfire season
CBC The National, June 29 2018
2017 BC Wildfire season ‘the new normal’: province urged to act
Global News, September 26, 2017
What’s fueling B.C.’s wildfires?
CBC Player, July 10 2017
Recent Articles
Searching for tree-eating bugs and other signs of life in B.C’s charred forests CBC News, July 03 2018
Firefighting strategies may be contributing to larger wildfires The Globe and Mail, May 15 2018
Expert warns fire season in Northern B.C. getting worse The Globe and Mail, May 15 2018
Forest Fires: Climate Change’s new normal The Globe and Mail, May 12 2018
Is B.C. headed for another devastating summer of wildfires? National Observer, May 8 2018
How worsening wildfires fuel a discouraging trend for more flooding Vancouver Sun, May 4 2018
Past firefighter efforts have made B.C. more fire-prone CTV News, July 10 2017
Forest ecologist says we need to get fire ‘smarter’ in B.C. CBC News, October 25 2016
BC Wildfire Index
2017 Fire Index: A look into the future if we do not adapt. Nov 3, 2017
2017 Flood and Fire Review
PDF Report: Addressing the New Normal: 21st Century Disaster Management in British Columbia Submitted April 30th, 2018