There are 14,000 people now evacuated as a result of the B.C. wildfires in interior B.C. , according to Emergency Management B.C.

B次元官网网址淲e are encouraging everyone to register with the Red Cross,B次元官网网址� said Emergency Management B.C. deputy executive director Bob Turner. Those who register will be eligible for an assistance package, although the details are still being worked out.

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The $600 of assistance money will be available to both those displaced by the forest fires.

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There is no word yet on matching funds for emergency aid from the federal government, Turner added, but noted that contact has been made with Ottawa. British Columbia has also been in talks with Alberta in hopes of learning from last yearB次元官网网址檚 Fort McMurray wildfires.

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BC Wildfire Service says that 29 new fires were started on Sunday for a total of 218 fires burning in the province as of Monday afternoon. That is down from the 140 new fires that started on Friday and the 100 fires that started on Saturday, something chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek attributes to fewer lightning strikes across B.C.

As of Monday, just over 40,000 hectares have burned across B.C. since April 1.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e had 572 fires to date. So far weB次元官网网址檝e ascertained that 258 of those were person-caused,B次元官网网址� said Skrepnek. B次元官网网址淭here are a number of fires now that we havenB次元官网网址檛 determined causes for.B次元官网网址�

The average fire season is typically split 60-40 with 60 per cent of all fires caused by lightning. The current figures sit at 45 per cent.

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There are 300 firefighters en route to Kelowna and Prince George from Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, Skrepnek added. He hopes the additional resources will help the 1,000 firefighters on the ground currently avoid fatigue.

B次元官网网址淭his is only 10 days into July and there is a potential that we could see this level of activity continue,B次元官网网址� said Skrepnek. B次元官网网址淥ur people do need to pace ourselves.B次元官网网址�

Firefighters can work a maximum of 14 consecutive days before taking a few days off, he added.

Turner said there is no estimate on the number of structures destroyed in the blaze. BC Hydro has 60 crews repairing downed power lines and other infrastructure in fire-ravaged communities.

A current list of large wildfire sizes is below:

• Chilcotin fires B次元官网网址� 10,000 hectares
• Sutherland Road fire B次元官网网址� 700 hectares
• Grizzly Lake fire B次元官网网址� 250 hectares
• Tatelkuz Lake fire B次元官网网址� 1,060 hectares