Mark Healey says he recently took a 2½-hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia.
“I never saw either end of the fire,” said the B.C. Wildfire Service incident commander, who’s in the middle of a two-week stint managing what is the largest wildfire ever recorded in the province. At 5,500 square kilometres, it is almost as big as Prince Edward Island.
Tackling it demands a shift in tactics. Instead of striving to extinguish the vast blaze, the B.C. Wildfire Service is focused on protecting homes and infrastructure, while letting other areas burn.
The service says it could be winter before the fire is out.
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