How the B.C. Wildfire Service is preparing this winter for the 2024 wildfire season
The B.C. Wildfire Service says drought will be a major factor in its preparations to deal with 'zombie fires,' which lay dormant under the ground before re-igniting in hotter conditions.
![How the B.C. Wildfire Service is preparing this winter for the 2024 wildfire season](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6945757.1692834274!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kelowna-wildfire-august-22.jpg)
![Kelowna wildfire images Tuesday August 22, 2023. Two children sit on a chainlink fence, watching a yellow firefighting helicopter hover in the air.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6945757.1692834274!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kelowna-wildfire-august-22.jpg)
The B.C. Wildfire Service says drought will be a major factor in its preparations to deal with 'zombie fires,' which lay dormant under the ground before re-igniting in hotter conditions.