Summit Lake wildfire now ‘being held,’ according to BCWS

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Trees burned by the Summit Lake wildfire. (BCWS)

FORT NELSON, B.C. — A large wildfire in the Fort Nelson region is no longer expected to continue growing past its current boundaries.

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) updated its designation for the Summit Lake wildfire on Monday, June 30th, saying the blaze is now ‘being held’ rather than ‘out of control.’

The fire, which was discovered in late May, has burned a total of 80,842 hectares so far.

Evacuation alerts and orders were issued throughout the month of June as a result of the fire, and for a time, the blaze was one of the BCWS’ three ‘wildfires of note’ in the northeast.

The evacuation order for the Summit Lake wildfire was rescinded by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) on June 16th.

It had its ‘wildfire of note’ designation removed on June 20th, but remained burning ‘out of control.’

As of today, the evacuation alert from the NRRM linked above remains in effect. Energeticcity.ca will update this story with new information as it becomes available.