‘The Fire’s Gotten So Huge’: BC Residents Voice Frustration With Wildfire Response

A helicopter carrying a bucket flies over a property in Barnes Lake while battling the Tremont Creek wildfire near Ashcroft, B.C., on July 15, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

As wildfires continue to rage across B.C., some residents whose livelihoods are imperilled by the fires say there’s much to be desired in how authorities are tackling the emergency.

Premier John Horgan called a state of emergency on July 21. Firefighters have been working to stop more than 250 out-of-control wildfires burning across the Interior, while many residents remain on evacuation alert.