This episode explains how wildfire risk in British Columbia is shaped by both climate trends and a century of fire suppression, and what that means for urban forests, hazard abatement and provincial policy. In conversation with Bruce Blackwell, M.Sc., R.P.F., R.P.Bio., Principal of Blackwell Consulting Ltd., we cover frontline experience from the Stanley Park hemlock looper response to municipal wildfire mitigation and watershed risk work. Bruce draws on more than 36 years of applied forestry and fire‑and‑fuels practice to explain why he frames today’s wildfire challenge as roughly “50% climate” and “50% legacy fuel buildup,” how risk should be prioritized (probability × consequence), and why urban and high‑use sites demand different operational standards—examples include ISA TRAC risk assessments, helicopter removals in Stanley Park, and integrated backburning tactics.