Shuswap braces for fire season amid probe into planned ignition

Concerns linger over B.C. Wildfire Service's planned ignition before wildfire spread and burned 170 homes during the 2023 wildfire season. A Forest Practices Board investigation into the planned ignition is ongoing, as residents prepare for another wildfire season.

Shuswap braces for fire season amid probe into planned ignition
Flattened and warped metal from a burnt building is shown beneath a sky that is yellow from wildfire smoke.

Concerns linger over B.C. Wildfire Service's planned ignition before wildfire spread and burned 170 homes during the 2023 wildfire season. A Forest Practices Board investigation into the planned ignition is ongoing, as residents prepare for another wildfire season.