Canada Has Seen Wildfires Like This Before, Says Fire Historian

Canada Has Seen Wildfires Like This Before, Says Fire Historian
A firefighter directs water on a fire burning on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, B.C., on June 5, 2023. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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Steve Pynes is a rarity—he’s the only historian he knows of that is dedicated specifically to the study of fires. And that gives him a unique perspective on Canada’s current wildfires.

“Canada has had fires at both ends burning at the same time—the 1908 fires were just a kind of rolling thunder from Vancouver all the way to Maine. So what we’re seeing is not unprecedented,” Pyne told The Epoch Times.