A bar chart showing the number of fires attended by first responders in B.C. In 2017, 6827 fires were reported province-wide. In 2018 and 2019, there were only slight increases, at 6761 and 6962 respectively. 2020 saw a slightly bigger jump to 7277 fires. 2021, however, saw a huge spike of 25.9 per cent, to 9166 fires.