加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省鲍尔德岭野火自8月7日下午发生后快速蔓延，过火面积已达1.5万公顷[1]。这场火灾已造成1人死亡——一名八旬老人在撤离过程中丧生[1]。约2万至2.2万人收到了撤离命令，其中人口1.2万的萨默兰市已完全撤离[1]。另有数千人处于警戒状态[1]。
面对严峻形势，加拿大国防部长戴维·麦金蒂宣布军队已进入待命状态，随时准备提供救灾协助[1]。不列颠哥伦比亚省省长戴维·伊比于8月8日宣布全省进入紧急状态[1]。今年夏季以来，加拿大全国已发生超过4600起野火，累计过火面积超过400万公顷[1]。
A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia's Bald Range has burned approximately 15,000 hectares since igniting on August 7, prompting significant emergency response measures [1]. The blaze has claimed one life—an elderly resident who died during evacuation—and triggered evacuation orders affecting roughly 20,000 to 22,000 people, with thousands more placed under alert status [1]. The town of Summerland, home to approximately 12,000 residents, has been completely evacuated [1].
In response to the escalating crisis, Canadian Defence Minister David MacKenty announced that the military has entered a state of readiness to provide disaster relief assistance at any moment [1]. Provincial Premier David Eby declared a state of emergency across British Columbia on August 8 [1]. The wildfire represents part of a broader pattern: Canada has experienced over 4,600 wildfires nationwide since the start of summer this year, with total burned area exceeding 4 million hectares [1].