CSRD seeking public input on Bush Creek East wildfire
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'We are undertaking this exercise now so that we can implement some, but likely not all, suggestions for improvement for the 2024 fire season,' the CSRD said.
The first of six public meetings regarding last year’s Bush Creek East wildfire will start this week.
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will host the meetings, and it’s seeking public input on the two-month-long blaze that grew to 43,000 hectares and destroyed 176 structures.
“We are undertaking this exercise now so that we can implement some, but likely not all, suggestions for improvement for the 2024 fire season,” the regional district said.
“Some changes might be easy to put in place, others might take longer.”
According to Derek Sutherland, general manager of community and protective services, “the Bush Creek East wildfire was a disaster on a scale the CSRD has not seen before. It’s critical for us to learn from this traumatic event, so we can keep improving our emergency programs.”
Below are the dates, places and times of the scheduled meetings.
Saturday, March 9
Sunday, March 7
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