From The Article:
"It took, like, a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere."
They didn't give up. They got chased out without notice. By fire.
"It took, like, a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere."
They didn't give up. They got chased out without notice. By fire.
2019: 21,138 hectares
2018: 1,354,284 hectares
2017: over 1.2 million hectares
2016: 91,817 hectares
2015: no global summary
2014: 360,000 hectares
Source: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/ab...
I've planted six hundred hectares myself to give you perspective, these burns are easily replanted where desirable.