Premier David Eby welcomed another group of international firefighters who arrived in British Columbia on Thursday to help battle destructive wildfires. Wildfire officials said they were deployed to the Cariboo Fire Centre to help fight the wildfires in and around the Village of Clinton. Thousands of people the southern B.C. Wildfire smoke is expected to linger across southern B.C. Eby’s appearance on Thursday marked his public comments about the escalating wildfire situation in B.C., aside from statements on social media.