2017 British Columbia wildfires

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:fire
gptkbp:areaBurned	1217000 hectares
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:human lightning
gptkbp:cost	over $568 million CAD
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:emergencyDeclared	2017-07-07
gptkbp:endDate	2017-09-30
gptkbp:evacuations	over 65,000 people
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2018_British_Columbia_wildfires
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2017 British Columbia wildfires
gptkbp:impact	property damage displacement of residents air quality deterioration wildlife habitat loss
gptkbp:location	gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:notableBattle	Ashcroft Reserve Fire Elephant Hill Fire Hanceville-Riske Creek Fire Placer Mountain Fire
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:100_Mile_House gptkb:Ashcroft gptkb:Cache_Creek gptkb:Williams_Lake
gptkbp:numberOfTornadoes	over 1600
gptkbp:precededBy	2015 British Columbia wildfires
gptkbp:recordedAt	largest area burned in BC history at the time
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:BC_Wildfire_Service local fire departments
gptkbp:startDate	2017-04-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BC_Wildfire_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8