BCWS reports all northeast B.C. wildfires ‘under control’ going into winter

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Every single wildfire in northeast B.C. is now either ‘under control’ or extinguished as temperatures decline and snow starts to fall across the province.

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) website shows the last two ‘out of control’ wildfires in the region — the Etcho Creek and Liard River wildfires, both located near Fort Nelson — are now ‘under control.’

That means they’re not expected to spread beyond their current boundaries, as opposed to an ‘out of control’ wildfire that’s expected to keep burning aggressively.

Several other wildfires that were previously listed as ‘being held’ — meaning they’re expected to temporarily remain within their current boundaries, but could become ‘out of control’ again — have also been downgraded to ‘under control.’

Those include the Fort Nelson River North wildfire, Kiskatinaw River wildfire, a blaze northeast of Summit Lake, the Shekilie River wildfire and a fire located at the junction of the Dunedin River and Liard River.

The only remaining wildfire in the Prince George Fire Centre (PGFC) coverage area that’s not listed as ‘under control’ is a 1.75 hectare blaze southwest of Prince George.

That fire, which was discovered on October 23rd, is reportedly ‘being held.’

According to BCWS’ last status report of the year for the PGFC, issued on October 9th, these decreases in wildfire activity are in line with what’s expected for this time of year.

This year’s wildfire season saw over 300 wildfires in the PGFC coverage area, including multiple wildfires of note and an evacuation after the Kiskatinaw River blaze put the community of Kelly Lake at risk.

No area restrictions are currently in effect in the Fort St. John, Dawson Creek or Fort Nelson fire zones. Category one, two and three open burning is also allowed across the entire PGFC as of October 7th.

More wildfire coverage is available on Energeticcity.ca’s forest fires news page.