As wildfires rage, what can you do to prepare and reduce your risks? [Video]

Wildfire season is here — and experts stress that Canadians and homeowners need to be more prepared  in order to have the best chance at mitigating dangers to themselves and their properties.

As dozens of wildfires rage across several provinces, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, all eyes are now on what this year’s wildfire season could bring, and how Canadians can prepare amid increasingly expensive and frequent natural disasters.

“Whether it’s for wildfire or flood or some other peril, we should not be surprised that we’re breaking records,” say Blair Feltmate, a professor at the University of Waterloo and head of the Intact Center on Climate adaptation.

“Climate change is irreversible, period. The most we can do is slow it down — we can’t stop it.”

According to the Government of Canada’s website, there are currently roughly 30 uncontrolled wildfires, and 35 that are reported as “controlled,” with the majority located in parts of the …