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Wildfire north of Fort St. John burns 20 hectares

The wildfire reported on Monday, June 2nd is located in the Etthithun River area, near the Alberta border.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Forest Fire News

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June 3, 2025

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The location of the Etthithun River wildfire is shown as a star on the map. (BCWS)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A wildfire north of Fort St. John has burned 20 hectares so far.

The fire reported on Monday, June 2nd is located in the Etthithun River area, near the Alberta border, as reported by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).

The blaze is listed by the wildfire authority as ‘out of control,’ meaning it is expected to spread beyond its current perimeter.

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The fire’s suspected cause is listed by the BCWS as a lightning strike.

Energeticcity.ca will update this story as more information becomes available.

The BCWS is busy tackling various significant wildfires in northeastern B.C., including one in Etcho Creek which has grown beyond 70,000 hectares, one which prompted an evacuation alert and closed the Alaska Highway near Summit Lake and one with led to both an evacuation alert and an evacuation order near the Kiskatinaw River.

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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.