UPDATE: BCWS lists Federal Ranch area wildfire ‘under control’ on Easter Monday

Update #4 (6:07 p.m., April 21st): This story has been updated to show the Federal Ranch wildfire is listed as ‘under control.’

Update #3: (7:07 p.m., April 20th): This story has been updated to include the 10-hectare fire discovered on Friday is now ‘being held.’

Update #2 (10:48 a.m., April 20th): This story has been updated to include the Wabi Hill fire being listed as ‘under control.’

Update #1 (4:14 p.m., April 19th): This story has been updated to include information about the Wabi Hil wildfire ‘being held.’

CHETWYND, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service has listed a Federal Ranch area wildfire as ‘under control’ on Easter Monday.

Located northwest of Fort St. John, the fire was discovered by BCWS on Good Friday, April 18th. The size had remained unchanged at 10-hectares.

The news on April 21st means both fires reported at the start of the Easter long weekend, including the 46.6-hectare Wabi Hill fire south of Chetwynd are now ‘under control’.

The wildfire authority defines a fire ‘under control’ as one “not projected to spread beyond its current perimeter.”

Both fires are believed to have been caused by suspected human activity.

This story will be updated when more information becomes available.