The province has declared this year’s wildfires an event that is eligible for disaster financial assistance (DFA), and communities can now apply for funding help to repair damaged public infrastructure.
British Columbia’s worst wildfire season on record has seen more than 2,000 wildfires since April 1 and over 22,000 square kilometres burned, including significant damage to population centres like West Kelowna and the north Shuswap.
“These numbers are astronomical,” said Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma. “It has been a relentless fire season which has been compounded by severe drought and the impact of climate change.”
DFA money is available to local governments and First Nations to assist in a
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