All aircraft were grounded at Fort St. John’s airport - North Peace Regional Airport - because of a wildfire at Fish Creek Community Forest.
The British Columbia government is urging people to use caution as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds moves over the southern part of the province, raising the wildfire risk.
BC Wildfire Service are battling a fire in the Fish Creek Community Forest on the northern edge of Fort St. John on May 1st.
An array of wildfires in the South Peace have caused a communications outage across Tumbler Ridge on May 1st.
Highway 52 is only open to single-lane alternating traffic because of a cluster of wildfires near Dawson Creek, according to DriveBC's website.
The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is hosting a slew of FireSmart community events - including in Fort St. John, Charlie Lake and Chetwynd - in order to strengthen wildfire resilience across the Peace region.
BC Wildfire Service crews were fighting an Upper Halfway Road wildfire which started on April 25th.
BC Wildfire Service will conduct a prescribed burn in the Flatbed trail area near Tumbler Ridge.
The BC Wildfire Service says the wildfire in Wonowon, which started on April 24th, is now 'under control.'
A prescribed burn is set to take place over the coming weeks on Bear Mountain Community Pasture near Dawson Creek.
Petron Communications said its proposed new $151,209 communications repeater in Hudson’s Hope would stop firefighters losing signal on their radios at critical moments when responding to an emergency.
BC Hydro says it’s taking proactive steps to address wildfire risks due to higher-than-average temperatures and dry conditions anticipated in the coming months.
Dawson Creek Fire Department’s chief, Marcel Capelle, has noticed an “uptick” in the number of recent grass fires compared to 2024.
The 10-hectare wildfire was first reported on Good Friday, April 18th by the BC Wildfire Service.
BC Wildfire Service took advantage of winter weather conditions in the Fort Nelson area to prevent overwintering wildfires flaring up.
A four-hectare wildfire has been reported west of Chetwynd, in the Cruiser Mountain area, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
The BC Wildfire Service discovered the four-hectare blaze west of Dawson Creek at around 1 p.m. on April 7th.
Prescribed burnings began on April 3rd and will last until April 5th on Saulteau First Nations' territory, weather permitting.
Burn permit applications are being accepted by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
Members of the Prince George Fire Centre are urging residents to check in on their winter burn pile sites.
