Wildfires in Etcho Creek, Terminus Mountain grow

Wildfires in the Etcho Creek and Terminus Mountain areas in the Fort Nelson fire zone have grown, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Forest Fire News

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June 28, 2025

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Current image: Smoke billows from the Etcho Creek wildfire north of Fort Nelson. (BCWS) — Smoke billows from the Etcho Creek wildfire north of Fort Nelson. (BCWS)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has now reported two wildfires in northeast B.C. have grown.

Firstly, the fire in the Etcho Creek area near Fort Nelson grew by 666 hectares from 227,775 hectares to the current perimeter of 223,441 hectares.

Additionally, the fire west of Fort Nelson in the Terminus Mountain area has grown by 6,577 hectares from a size of 6,940 hectares to its current size of 13,517 hectares.

According to the BCWS, both fires are believed to have been ignited by lightning strikes.

Energeticcity.ca will provide further details should more become available.

Authors

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.