The 2023 wildfire season in British Columbia has officially surpassed the 2018 season as the most destructive ever recorded according to area burned.
Statistics from the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) show wildfires have burned more than 13,900 square kilometres of land this year, breaking the record of just over 13,500 square kilometres set in 2018.
The record fell after a weekend that showed a large uptick in fire activity, with the Canadian Armed Forces now assisting the BCWS with hundreds of fires across the province.
More than 390 fires were burning in B.C. as of 10 p.m. PT Monday, most of them in central and northeastern parts
