Local governments should be considering wildfire risk before approving new developments in areas likely to be exposed to fires, known as interface areas, a new report by the B.C. Forests Practices Board said Wednesday.
The province should also be making fuel management -- used to reduce fire risks in interface areas -- easier for communities, concluded the 31-page report.
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