May weather offers wildfire relief. But wait.
PRINCE GEORGE – May was not the greatest month, weather-wise, with cool, wet weather. But that was great news for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
“It certainly lowers the risk but it doesn’t eliminate it,” says Renee McCloskey with the Regional District of Fraser Fort-George.
That’s because May is traditionally the start of wildfire season. The Norman Lake wildfire started May 25, 2015, when there was still snow on the ground. The Bobtail Lake fire was sparked on May 11, 2020. But the largest wildfire of note in recent years, the Elephant Hill Fire, was started by lightning in July 2017.
