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Lightning strikes cause two fires near Fort Nelson

A pair of small wildfires have been reported north of Fort Nelson, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Forest Fire News

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July 3, 2024

A pair of wildfires north and south of Shush Creek were reported on July 3rd, near Kome Yoyo Bypass (BC Wildfire Service)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A pair of small wildfires have been reported north of Fort Nelson, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).

Lightning is suspected to have caused both fires, which occurred eight kilometres off Chicane Road, north of Shush Creek and another southeast of the creek.

Both are relatively small, with the Chicane Road fire burning currently at 0.009 hectares and the Shush Creek fire at one hectare, respectively.

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The fires are sandwiched between two of the larger fires in the Fort Nelson area, the Patry Creek wildfire and the 2023 holdover fire located near Kome Yoyo Bypass.

There have been no evacuation orders or alerts for these fires, but the BC Wildfire Service has been restricting the area since May 12th.
Energeticcity.ca will update this story as more information 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.