With 56 new wildfires started today alone in B.C., the government has issued a provincial state of emergency. The first one in 14 years.

Minister of Transportation Todd Stone announced a provincial state of emergency this evening to ensure a coordinated response to the current wildfire situation and to ensure public safety.

Stone said that 56 new wildfires have been recorded today alone and that the weather forecast is not promising for the weekend ahead.

Evacuation alerts and orders have been issued today for , and

These are in addition to the evacuation orders and alerts issued yesterday for

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香蕉视频直播淕iven the current wildfire situation and the expected increase in wildfire activity, the Province is taking this extraordinary measure of declaring a provincial state of emergency.

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The state of emergency gives agencies such as Emergency Management BC, the Fire Commissioner, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the RCMP authority under the Emergency Program Act to take every action necessary to fight these wildfires and protect residents and their communities.

The RCMP are assisting with the fires that have popped up around the province as well and are

Thoughts are with everyone evacuating due to near and the . Follow for the latest.

香蕉视频直播� John Horgan (@jjhorgan)

Declarations of provincial states of emergency are issued by the minister responsible under the Emergency Program Act. The last provincial declaration of state of emergency was issued in August 2003 to deal with destructive and historic wildfire year.

For information on evacuation orders and alerts, visit.

Keep up-to-date on the provincial wildfire situation: .

138 confirmed starts today. Evac orders/alerts in place in central interior. More updates to begin tomorrow at 08:00 hrs.

香蕉视频直播� BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo)

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