There are fires burning in NEBC, about the same size as the Fort M. blaze and one has crossed the border into Alberta. This is being actioned by the BCFS, to assist the AFS, who are concentrating on Fort M.
I worked in fire management for both of these agencies and during 21 years of such work, witnessed what the source of the problem is, but, this is not the place to discuss it now
The ONLY way that these monster fires can/will be contained and eventually extinguished is by lots of hard rain. I have seen springs like this before and then very wet late Junes, that soaked the fuel so the fires went out. Hinton, AB. was one example.
RickF's advice is excellent and if I were to build in rural BC or AB, I would use all stone/metal/stuco exteriors and metal roofs. Here, in the Fraser Valley, we are removing all shrubs from our large yard and I am putting river rock berms around the foundation. One cannot be too careful.
