The general view is that June will be cooler than normal, but a major reversal will occur late in the month. leading to very hot and dry conditions for much of the state in July and August.

From Dr. Swain: Extreme wildfire conditions have unfortunately emerged, as predicted, in interior British Columbia & Alberta as severe to extreme drought continues. Notably, substantial portion of fires currently burning appear to be overwintering “holdovers” from record-shattering 2023 season.

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Glenn McGillivray

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Fort Nelson braces for ‘last stand’ as high winds expected to push wildfire toward town https://energeticcity.ca/2024/05/12/fort-nelson-braces-for-last-stand-as-high-winds-expected-to-push-wildfire-toward-town/ via @energeticcity

https://plan.readyforwildfire.org/en

Click to access FirePreparednessEventPoster2024-FINAL-1.pdf

Click to access Agenda-May-8_2024.pdf