The BC Wildfire Service says areas in northeast B.C. are at an ‘extreme’ risk of wildfires, including a large parcel engulfing Fort Nelson and spots near Fort St. John and Dawson Creek.
A wildfire that broke out in the Lames Creek area near Chetwynd at the beginning of May has been put out, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
The wildfire in the Komie Road area, which has burned 47-hectares, started on May 15th.
The BC Wildfire Service's latest update for the fire, located near Etset Lake, came on Friday, May 23rd.
An area to the east of Fort St. John has been designated as in “extreme danger” of wildfires by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
The fire, first reported on May 19th, is alongside Pocketknife Creek north of Pink Mountain.
BCWS has shared a new update on the Klenteh Creek wildfire, saying that it is now being held as of May 16th.
A new wildfire has been discovered in the Komie Road area on May 15th.
One of the many overwintering wildfires burning north of Fort Nelson, near Fort Nelson River, is now listed as 'being held' by the BC Wildfire Service.
BCWS has provided an update regarding the wildfire located near the Kiwigana River.
The BCWS is preparing to send more personnel to the Fort Nelson area amid a surge in overwintering wildfires reigniting.
A wildfire northeast of Fort Nelson and near the Alberta border has crossed the 100-hectare threshold.
A wildfire in the Brandt Creek area now sits at 355 hectares in size.
The Prince George Fire Centre is imposing a ban on category two and three open burning in the Peace region on Friday, May 16th.
Another holdover fire north of Fort Nelson has quickly ballooned, this time near Etcho Creek to burn more than 400 hectares.
The City of Fort St. John announced on May 12th that the Fish Creek Community Forest trails are now fully open to the public.
A holdover wildfire from 2023 has reignited as of May 11th, 2025, burning more than 100 hectares north of Fort St. John.
A reignited holdover wildfire northwest of Fort Nelson near Etset Lake has already burned nearly 2,000 hectares.
Firefighters are tackling holdover blazes north of Fort Nelson, near Klenteh Creek and Delkpay Creek.
Matt Troiano of the Fort St. John Fire Department appeared on the May 9th episode of This Week in the Peace to discuss Emergency Preparedness Week 2025, in the wake of the Fish Creek Community Forest fire.
