The Forests Ministry and BC Wildfire Service say in a joint statement that they are making progress on Abbott and ChapmanвЂ™s recommendations, as well as those from subsequent reviews, with a focus on preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response.ДЄmong the steps forward, they say the government has invested $129.5 million in the Community Resiliency Investment Program, trained 147 Indigenous firefighters and introduced a Wildfire App to better communicate with the public. вЂњThey had processes in places for our cattle but none for NlakaвЂ™pamux people,вЂќ Pasco said in an interview days after the fire.ДЄbbott said he believes the government still has work to do improving partnerships, particularly with First Nations, although he noted progress was likely stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pasco, who operates a ranch north of Lytton near Ashcroft, said the first contact he received from the government came 12 hours after evacuations began, and it was regarding his cattle, not affected community members.

The review found there was untapped potential to partner on the ground with First Nations communities in particular, as well as ranchers, logging contractors, local firefighters and other community resources.Д¬riticism from local Indigenous leaders about the 2021 response suggests some of the same problems remain.Д¬hief Matt Pasco of the NlakaвЂ™pamux Nation Tribal Council described the communication from the government during the fast-moving fire in Lytton on June 30 as вЂњabysmal.вЂќ вЂњThe fires were of a magnitude the BC Wildfire Service simply couldnвЂ™t cope with,вЂќ Abbott said. More than 1.2 million hectares were burned that season and about 65,000 people were displaced by fire, while another 2,500 were forced from their homes by flooding from the spring runoff. The BC Wildfire Service was overwhelmed on July 7, 2017, when a massive lightning storm sparked 160 simultaneous wildfires across the Cariboo region. government says it has implemented 99 of the recommendations, although it did not respond directly to a question about which recommendations remain outstanding.

They made 108 recommendations, ranging from using prescribed burns for prevention to closing the spending gap between wildfire response and mitigation efforts of planning, preparedness and prevention.ДЄs of July 6, the B.C.

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