17K views · 180 reactions | The risk of wildfire across B.C. is at its highest in decades. It is critical that British Columbians understand their risk, make a plan and follow all official orders. Follow our partners at FireSmart BC and visit www.firesmartbc.ca for information on how you can prepare for wildfire. | BC Wildfire Service | Facebook

The 2023 wildfire season has been long and challenging. Between April 1 and October 31, 2,245 wildfires burned more than 2.84 million hectares of forest and land resulting in the most destructive wildfire season in British Columbia’s recorded history. “We started really early, snow melted three to four weeks early, we were experiencing very aggressive fire behaviour in early May and that has persisted right into the month of October,” Neal McLoughlin, Superintendent, BCWS Predictive Services. It