Red Cross Sets Up Fires Appeal Page for BC

The Canadian Red Cross is supporting the Government of B.C. in providing relief in areas affected by wildfire.

B.C. remains under a state of emergency as 159 wildfires continue to burn across the province.

In response to the emergency Canada has deployed military aircraft and Australia was sending 50 firefighters to battle the rapidly spreading wildfires.

Latest tallies have almost 40,000 British Columbians displaced as one of the worst wildfire seasons in B.C.’s history continues.

“Attention is now turning to how ranchers can save their livestock”

 

While wildfires in the B.C. Interior have forced thousands of people to flee their homes, attention is now turning to how ranchers can save their livestock.

Kevin Boon, general manager of the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association, said 30,000 cattle were being threatened by the fire.

Boon said ranchers had been trying to move their cattle to safety and some had deployed water pumps. The fire was not affecting prices beyond British Columbia, a relatively small producer, he said.

The B.C. Cattlemen’s Association is connecting ranchers who need to move their livestock with people who can help get horses and smaller animals out of evacuation areas with trailers. But the association says thousands of cattle can’t be helped.

As a result of the wildfire emergency, the RED CROSS has set up a British Columbia Fires Appeal page to collect donations to offer assistance to the those forced to evacuate. Every bit helps.