BC Wants 1,000 More International Firefighters to Join Wildfire Battle

Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, B.C., on July 2, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP/Noah Berger

British Columbia has requested 1,000 additional international firefighters to join the battle against the province’s wildfires.

Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says she has also spoken to her counterpart in Ottawa, Bill Blair, about bringing more federal resources to help fight the 350 or so fires burning across B.C.