You can have as many firefighters as you want and the best technology possible, but on a dry day, there are three simple words that can dramatically change any wildfire situation for the worse.
"The wind changed," said Al Richmond.
The chair of Cariboo's Regional District, Richmond has been watching over the majority of wildfires being fought across the Interior of British Columbia.
For thousands of people forced out of their homes by wildfires in central B.C., this weekend will be remembered as one of disbelief, panic and loss.
Evacuees and those still within the fire zone spoke with CBC News on Saturday, explaining what it's like to watch the landscape — and sometimes, your community — go up in flames.
A wildfire is burning out of control in the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops, B.C.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says the fire is an estimated 15-hectares in size.
Wildfires burning out of control across the B.C. Interior have prompted the evacuation of at least one airport, an entire town and hundreds more homes throughout the region.
The B.C. Wildfire Service said 60 new fires started throughout the province on Friday.
Vancouver's empty homes tax came into effect over the weekend, causing some property owners to scramble to rent, sell or find a way around the fees, according to one property manager.
Cameron Fazli is with at Re/Max Crest Realty. He has seen a spike in calls from concerned owners looking for advice and solutions, he told CBC guest host of On The Coast Gloria Macarenko.
Man walked up to toddler playing on a front lawn, say police
RCMP in B.C.'s Shuswap region are asking for the public's help in locating a man who may have tried to abduct a toddler.
The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning outside a home in the 4000 block of Malakwa Road in Malakwa, a small community near Sicamous, B.C.
A wildfire east of Metro Vancouver that caused campsites to be evacuated yesterday is still burning out of control, officials say.
As of Monday evening, the fire 30 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs was five per cent contained and estimated to cover 115 hectares.
