Canada put its military on standby Monday to help battle deadly wildfires in British Columbia as a local mayor warned that one of the blazes had wreaked huge destruction on his community. The blaze -- known as the Bald Range wildfire -- remained out of control after racing toward Summerland and other communities along Okanagan Lake over the weekend. Defense Minister David McGuinty said the Canadian Armed Forces were in constant contact with provincial and federal officials and were ready to respond if British Columbia formally requested assistance. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the death was heartbreaking and that the federal government would continue supporting British Columbia. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said Monday the fire had grown to about 60 square miles, from 53 square miles on Sunday.