Shuswap residents brace for wildfire season amid investigation
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.
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![The Scotch Creek, B.C., fire hall is pictured after being destroyed by wildfire. Aug. 18, 2023. Flattened and warped metal from a burnt building is shown beneath a sky that is yellow from wildfire smoke.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6989761.1696625080!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/scotch-creek-fire-department.jpg)
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.