VANCOUVER — A cool and wet spring in parts of British Columbia has helped suppress fire activity, but an expected turn in the weather will likely renew wildfire risk this summer.

BC Wildfire Service lead forecaster Matt MacDonald says blazes across the province have burned about 300,000 hectares so far this year.

MacDonald says while the amount is “not insignificant,” the majority of those fires were in the northeast, and the province had logged close to one million hectares burned during the same time last year.

VANCOUVER — A cool and wet spring in parts of British Columbia has helped suppress fire activity, but an expected turn in the weather will likely renew wildfire ris…{ai:summary}<p>Vancouver faces lower fire risk due to cool spring, but danger looms as weather warms. BC Wildfire Service reports 300,000 hectares burned already, with majority in northeast. Risk to increase this summer. #outdoors</p>

B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes

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