Mary Stockdale holds an apple singed by extreme heat that hit Western Canada in June and July. Willy Lowry / The National
A thank you sing written on a Canadian flag hangs at the entrance to a firefighters camp in Vernon, BC. Willy Lowry / The National
Mary Stockdale poses with her dog outside her home in Vernon, BC. Willy Lowry / The National
A sign thanking firefighters hangs outside a camp in Vernon BC, where fire crews were stationed during the BC fire season. Willy Lowry / The National
Mary Stockdale keeps several bags packed and ready by her front door, just incase she needs to leave in a rush. Willy Lowry / The National
A thank you sign to firefighters hangs outside their camp in Vernon, BC. Willy Lowry / The National
Burned trees on a mountainside in British Columbia. Willy Lowry / The National
A firefighters camp in Vernon, BC. Crews slept in tents as the battled wild fires throughout the Canadian province. Willy Lowry / The National
Mike Flannigan, a self described "fire guy" who is the research chair in predictive services, emergency management and fire sciences at Thompson Rivers University poses for a photo. Willy Lowry / The National
Edith Loring-Kuhanga sits on bench outside the Stein Valley Nlakapamux School in Lytton, BC. Willy Lowry / The National
Edith Loring-Kuhanga sorts through dried goods that have been donated to the Stein Valley Nlakapamux School in Lytton, BC to help residents who have been displaced. Willy Lowry. / The National
Piles of clothes at the Stein Valley Nlakapamux School in Lytton, BC. The school has served as a place where displaced residents can pick up canned goods and food. Willy Lowry / The National
Piles of clothes at the Stein Valley Nlakapamux School in Lytton, BC. The school has served as a place where displaced residents can pick up canned goods and food. Willy Lowry / The National
The side of a hill near Monte Lake was completely burned by a fire this summer. Willy Lowry / The National
A sign notifying trucks to be careful of a steep decent in Monte Lake, BC was singed by fire. Willy Lowry / The National
A home destroyed by fire in Monte Lake, BC. Willy Lowry / The National
A blackened tree in British Columbia which was hit by several devastating forest fires this summer. Willy Lowry / The National
A burned out car in Monte Lake, BC. Willy Lowry / The National
A welcome to Lytton sign on the Trans Canada highway lets visitors no, the village is "Canada's hot spot." Willy Lowry / The National
A fire break was installed high above Ashcroft, BC as a way to protect the village from wildfires. Willy Lowry / The National
A fire break was installed high above Ashcroft, BC as a way to protect the village from wildfires. Willy Lowry / The National
A road in Monte Lake, BC cuts through an area badly burned a fire this summer. Willy Lowry / The National