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Fort St. John now classified as at ‘extreme’ risk of wildfires

Several communities in northeast B.C. – including Fort St. John – are now in an area labelled an ‘extreme fire danger,’ according to the BC Wildfire Service.

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The Fort St. John area is under the ‘extreme fire danger’ area on the BC Wildfire Service map. (BCWS

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Several communities in northeast B.C. – including Fort St. John – are now in an area labelled an ‘extreme fire danger,’ according to the province’s wildfire authority.

A map by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has issued the designation, saying “new fires will start easily, spread rapidly and challenge fire suppression efforts” in the area.

Areas west of Fort St. John and Dawson Creek have also been labelled under the ‘extreme fire risk’ mark, as well as a large portion stretching to Fort Nelson.

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The hot summer weather and lack of moisture in the air has made it easy for fires to start in the area on Thursday, May 29th, with a fire reported south of Dawson Creek and six new significant fires in the Fort Nelson zone.

In addition, a 115-hectare wildfire reported south of Dawson Creek earlier in the day has led to an evacuation alert. To view the map and what areas are affected, visit BCWS’ map on its website.

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Ed Hitchins

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.

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