Video circulating on social media is being framed as evidence the recent wildfires in Canada were planned. That’s wrong. Footage of so-called planned ignitions show a strategy to combat wildfires, not start them.
"It was a set up," reads text across a video showing flames scorching forest land as a helicopter flies overhead dropping fire on the treeline.that shared the TikTok video said."Video footage shows helicopters dropping flames and embers on trees in Canada."This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
A narrator in the video talks about the"helitorch," which he describes as"a 45-gallon drum of jellied gasoline that the pilot has suspended under the helicopter." The narrator says,"As he flies along, as we give him the command to, he pulls the trigger on the remote device which shoots the jellied gasoline, which is ignited out the end of the nozzle and into the treetops."
Jean Strong, a BC Wildfire Service spokesperson, confirmed that the footage shows a planned ignition, which she said is used to contain"very large wildfires." "When the decision is made to conduct such a burn operation, the wildfire is usually beyond the initial attack stage," Strong said."The goal is to remove the majority of available fuel ahead of the wildfire so there’s less fuel available for the wildfire to burn. This strategy slows down and helps limit the spread of the wildfire."As of June 8, the Donnie Creek wildfire was approximately 310,805 hectares, or more than 768,000 acres.
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