http://bcwildfire.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/News.asp Ministry of Forests and Range: Wildfire Management Branch Copyright 2009, Province of British Columbia en-ca Tue, 30 Jul 2010 14:44:00 PST http://bcwildfire.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=1733 is asking for the public's help in preventing any unnecessary person caused wildfires.
An extended period of dry and hot weather without any precipitation has dried forest fuels, and fuels are now much dryer than they were at this time last year. Our crews are reporting that wildfires are growing more quickly and require more resources to contain than even a week ago.

The current fire weather outlook shows increased potential for lightning within the next week for south-western B.C. It is anticipated that the lightning will not come with any
appreciable precipitation.

Our crews are still responding to unnecessary human caused fires attributed to arson, campfires and equipment use. We are asking the public's assistance to prevent these fires that are impacting our ability to respond to naturally occurring lightning fires and support the wildfires in
the interior of the province.

Please report any arson tips to the RCMP or to Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS or at www.bccrimestoppers.com. Also, please do not hesitate to report fires. We need your help to get to these wildfires as quickly as we can when they are small.

To date there have been about 650 incidents that required our response in the Coastal Fire Centre. All these incidents were caused by human activity.
The Coastal Fire Centre appreciates the public's continued cooperation and efforts in fire prevention and reporting of wildfires.

To report a wildfire please call *5555 or 1-800-663-5555]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2010 12:18:00 PST