In 2017, wildfire hit Timber Kings' star really hard.

For many people, 2017 was the year that it became all too clear: weather really is getting more extreme, and wildfires are only getting worse. Many regions like British Columbia and California experienced the most destructive fire seasons on record.

That summer was particularly dry, explains Bryan, "we never got a drop of rain from the end of May till halfway through September." Come July, fires were ravaging throughout British Columbia. The whole Cariboo region, home to Quesnel and Williams Lake, was evacuated.

Fire arrived at the 150 Mile House community. "There was a wall of flames coming," Bryan recalls. It went on to destroy one of the cabins featured on the show, along with several other of his properties, and hundreds of tools. "It's a tragedy. It's really people's dreams that were sitting there, and we have to rebuild it all."

Bryan and his team helped many evacuate, and even rigged up a hosing system to save one of the properties. But he saw firsthand the damage that was dealt; many in the surrounding communities lost their homes, with a devastating impact on local jobs and businesses. "Millions of dollars up in smoke," says Bryan.

Today, Bryan wants to encourage everyone in B.C. that there is something we can do to protect our homes and communities. In fact, firefighters make the same observation: the properties that were prepared are the ones left standing. Read about Bryan's Top 3 FireSmart Tips.

See Bryan's Top Tips