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Letters: Time to fine-tune

Editor: Research tells us, “The decision when or where to implement a fire ban is made by the Regional Fire centres depending on local fire hazards or dangers, the type of weather conditions forecasted and the type and level of fire activity oc
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Coastal Fire Centre region covers all the areas west of the height of land on the Coast Mountain Range from the United States-Canada border at Manning Park, including Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park in the north, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.Coastal Fire Centre map

Editor: 

Research tells us, “The decision when or where to implement a fire ban is made by the Regional Fire centres depending on local fire hazards or dangers, the type of weather conditions forecasted and the type and level of fire activity occurring. Our Coastal Fire Centre includes the Lower Mainland, Sea-to-Sky, Vancouver Island, Central Coast and Haida Gwaii areas of B.C.”  

Can local fire departments not adjust this for actual local conditions? Haida Gwaii has had a LOT more rain that we have this year. Here in upper Roberts Creek up against the forest where people camp above us, we’d be lucky to have had 2 mm of rain from the time the ban was put in place to when it was removed.  Time to fine-tune the system for all our safety! 

Anna Wright  

Roberts Creek