PG Fire Centre not in the clear

“However, in the north, the situation remains dynamic. Strong winds over the weekend led to substantial wildfire growth in the northwest and the Prince George Wildfire Center’s wildfires in the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James region also displayed aggressive fire activity due to these hot, dry, and windy conditions. While the winds have since calmed, we must all remain vigilant.”

The fire season started very early in the north with the Donnie Creek fire near Fort St. John in June, and it’s been an especially long season.

“Yeah, it is has been a prolonged fire activity like within the season. It has been brought up by our drought conditions and the higher than average seasonal temperatures that we’ve had across the fire center. And not to mention with the wind events that we saw over the long weekend that helped contribute to the smoke and fire activity that we saw. But the move into fall could work to curb the risks. It does seem like we’re getting in that downtrend again where it’s like that. The normal seasonal temperatures where we get the lows of 3 to 7 in some areas, hopefully below zero, which would help quiet down the fire activity. Meanwhile, the smoke will continue for a while yet,” says Roldan-Delgado.

by Cheryl Jahn

PG Fire Centre not in the clear

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