By Cheryl Jahn

New wildfires in PG Fire Centre due to lightning

Aug 1, 2025 | 2:04 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Lightning has made for a busy time for the BC Wildfire Service in the Prince George Fire Centre since Thursday.

“So last 24 hours, we saw 22 news wildfire starts across the entire Prince George Fire Center. We also saw more than 15,000 lightning strokes,” explains Jeromy Corrigan, Fire Information Officer for the Prince George Fire Centre, who says a lightning “stroke” doesn’t necessarily hit the ground like a lightning strike.

This fire season has been mild. Hence, the reason there is not a campfire ban heading into the BC Day long weekend. And a lot goes into that decision.

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“So there are a lot of factors that go into putting a campfire prohibition in place across all the different fire centres in the province of British Columbia. And there’s a lot that goes into it, not just hot and dry weather. There are a lot of different factors weather indices, fuel types, and the future weather forecast moving forward.”

He says we haven’t hit those thresholds yet, but that could change quickly. But he also reminds vacationers that, if you do have a campfire, it can only be half a metre in height and half a metre in width.