Wildfires Without End: British Columbia's Fading Safety Net The Canadian west is ablaze, literally. As wildfires sweep across British Columbia, thousands are displaced, and the landscape is charred.
A deeper concern emerges: the threadbare safety net that once protected residents from nature's fury. British Columbia has declared a state of emergency this summer, with the Bald Range wildfire raging out of control.
It's one of many blazes tearing across western Canada.