After weekend rainfall in northeast B.C., the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire is now listed as ‘being held' by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), while the Summit Lake blaze has slightly shrunk.
Four fires within the Fort Nelson fire zone have already increased, according to the BCWS, as the weekend's "challenging" weather forecast looms.
Several wildfires in the Fort Nelson zone have grown, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is tackling at least six newly-announced significant fires in northeast B.C., north and northeast of Fort Nelson.
The BC Wildfire Service's latest update for the fire, located near Etset Lake, came on Friday, May 23rd.
The BCWS is preparing to send more personnel to the Fort Nelson area amid a surge in overwintering wildfires reigniting.
Another holdover fire north of Fort Nelson has quickly ballooned, this time near Etcho Creek to burn more than 400 hectares.
A reignited holdover wildfire northwest of Fort Nelson near Etset Lake has already burned nearly 2,000 hectares.
