Emergency Services

Transportation Safety Board says PG plane crash investigation may take 450 days to complete

Emergency Services Brendan Pawliw -
In its initial investigation in Prince George, the Transportation Safety Board noted the plane lost one of its two engines, prompting the emergency landing.

“It’s like a moonscape”: B.C. wildlife restoration experts on the challenges of recovering from increasingly intense wildfires

Wildfires Emily Joveski -
B.C. land and wildlife experts warn recovery from increasingly intense wildfires can take years, requiring extensive restoration, funding and forest management.

B.C. wildfires nearly triple in a day as lightning storms sweep the province

Wildfires
Lightning strikes sparked nearly 40 new wildfires across southern B.C. over the past 24 hours, the B.C. Wildfire Service said Friday.

Growing wildfire prompts evacuations, sends heavy smoke across south-central B.C.

Wildfires
Highway 1 remained closed Wednesday between Boston Bar and Boothroyd, B.C., as out-of-control wildfires prompted evacuation orders and threatened nearby communities.

Wildfire near Lytton eases overnight, but higher temperatures could increase risk

Emergency Services
Cooler temperatures and lighter winds helped crews gain ground overnight on the out-of-control Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton, allowing evacuation orders affecting much of the community to be downgraded to alerts.

B.C. issues updated floodplain maps for dozens of communities

Emergency Services
The B.C. government has released new floodplain maps for 58 communities in three major river basins, saying the updated information will help residents and local governments better prepare for future flooding.
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Mediator appointed to 911 operator contract dispute, averting strike

Emergency Services
The B.C. government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help broker a new contract for more than 700 emergency communications workers, averting a planned strike by 911 operators.

Wildfire reaches 200 hectares east of Tumbler Ridge

Wildfires
BC Wildfire Service crews are responding to an out of control wildfire at Sunderman Creek, roughly 51 kilometres east of Tumbler Ridge.

Federal Conservatives raise concerns over end of avalanche control program in B.C.’s Rogers Pass

Emergency Services
Federal Conservatives are criticizing a decision to end a long-running Canadian Armed Forces partnership supporting avalanche control operations at Rogers Pass in British Columbia.

New made in Northern B.C. app providing one-stop shop for wildfire information

Wildfires
Jeff Parr, a native of Dawson Creek, B.C., has built Wildfire Ready, a free, bilingual wildfire app that compiles wildfire information from a number of official sources, and puts it into one place.
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Prescribed burn to take place in Fort Nelson next week

Fire
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and Northern Rockies Fire Rescue will be conducting a prescribed burn approximately 20-hectares in size around Fort Nelson.

B.C. to test emergency alert system this Wednesday

Emergency Services
British Columbia will test its emergency alert system at 1:55 p.m. Pacific time on May 6, sending a test message to cellphones and interrupting radio and television broadcasts across the province.
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