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New wildfire near Fort Nelson reported by BCWS, likely lightning-caused

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has reported a new wildfire located north of Fort Nelson on July 2nd, three kilometres of south Twin Lakes.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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July 2, 2024

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A wildfire located north of Fort Nelson near Twin Lakes (red circle) was reported on July 2nd. It is located near the Patry Creek wildfire (red outline) (BC Wildfire Service)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has reported a new wildfire located north of Fort Nelson on July 2nd, three kilometres of south Twin Lakes.

BCWS suspects the cause of the fire, measured at 0.009 hectares at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, was lightning, and is currently listed as ‘out of control,’ or a wildfire expected to grow outside its current perimeter.

The location of the fire is west of the Patry Creek Wildfire, a fire that measured 68,185 hectares as of June 2nd according to the BCWS.

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There are no evacuation orders or alerts as a result of this fire.

However, the BCWS has been imposing an area restriction in that location since May 12th.
Energeticcity.ca will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.