B.C. wildfire crews use drone to trigger controlled burn in Canadian first | Unpublished
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B.C. wildfire crews use drone to trigger controlled burn in Canadian first

July 21, 2026
The BC Wildfire Service says crews working on the Brunswick complex of wildfires near Boston Bar northeast of Vancouver used a drone to trigger a controlled burn in what it says was a Canadian first. The wildfire service says the drone was able to 'safely and precisely ignite targeted fuels' in mountainous terrain.


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