Do you have a "go bag" ready in case you have to flee your home in a hurry because of the threat of wildfire? government is declaring a provincial state of emergency after a wildfire forced the entire community of Summerland to evacuate. “We're relying on the expert advice of emergency management professionals and the BC Wildfire Service. And today, based on that expert advice, I am declaring a state of provincial emergency.” "From a BC Wildfire Service in terms of the provincial declaration... the potential of having another fire like this in B.C.