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Publication Date: August 16, 2026 - 07:00
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As wildfires destroy homes, should B.C. make FireSmart principles mandatory?
August 16, 2026
Experts say practical measures to keep your home from catching fire are proven to work — and point to the communities have built back smarter.
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The scale of Canada’s wildfire seasons is told through a familiar accounting each summer: the total fire count, the control status of active blazes, the total area burned, the number of evacuation orders and the tally of structures lost.
August 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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