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BC Wildfire Service launches new mobile app ahead of 2020 wildfire season

Victor Kaisar
May 5, 2020 | 2:49 PM


BC Wildfire Service launches new mobile app ahead of 2020 wildfire season

The B.C. government is out with a new mobile app for Android and Apple devices that will help residents get up-to-date information on wildfires this year.

It will complement the BC Wildfire Service’s website and social media channels to get timely and accurate information out to members of the public, the media, and stakeholders.
Among other features, the app will have an interactive map that can be customized to display a variety of data – including the current fire danger rating, active fires, evacuation alerts and orders, restrictions, and closures in B.C. Parks and recreation sites.

The app also has a “Near Me” function, that will information within a 50-kilometre radius of a person’s current location. Users will also be able to report wildfires and irresponsible behaviour that could start a wildfire directly to officials.

It will also include wildfire statistics for the current season (April 1 through March 31) which can be filtered by fire centre, suspected cause, stage of control, current year fires or active fires.

Parts of B.C. are still recovering from the record-setting wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018.

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