{"id":15125377,"date":"2026-05-28T16:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wildfire-activity-low-so-far-but-a-hot-and-dry-summer-could-change-that-officials-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:01:16","slug":"wildfire-activity-low-so-far-but-a-hot-and-dry-summer-could-change-that-officials-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wildfire-activity-low-so-far-but-a-hot-and-dry-summer-could-change-that-officials-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire activity low so far \u2014 but a hot and dry summer could change that, officials warn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/123478f4-0417-4ad3-8026-b325e27194ac,1779984693797\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C156%2C3000%2C1687%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A helicopter refills a bucket of water at Cameron Lake off Highway four in August of 2025 where a wildfire was burning out of control near Coombs, B.C..' width='620' height='349' title='A helicopter refills a bucket of water at Cameron Lake off Highway four in August of 2025 where a wildfire was burning out of control near Coombs, B.C..' \/><\/p>\n<p>The start to the 2026 wildfire season has been slow with the number of fires raging across the country well below average, but government officials warn that as the summer progresses there&#8217;s a risk things could get much worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/wildfire-forcast-slow-start-still-risks-9.7215220?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start to the 2026 wildfire season has been slow with the number of fires raging across the country well below average, but government officials warn that as the summer progresses there&#8217;s a risk things could get much 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