VANCOUVER — Crews battling a 215-square-kilometre wildfire near Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia got some unexpected help in the fight.
An information officer with the BC Wildfire Service says the amount of smoke in the area was enough to provide a buffer from the sun's heat, which had been expected to cause problems for crews at the Stoddart Creek blaze and others nearby.
The City of Fort St. John lifted an evacuation alert yesterday that had put the community of about 21,000 residents on edge since Monday, while more than 1,300 properties in the surrounding area remain under an evacuation order.Officials have issued a ban on large open burning across the province in an effort to prevent human-caused wildfires.
That includes large open fires, other than a campfire, that burn material in one or more piles not exceeding two metres in height and three metres in width, as well as burning stubble or grass that doesn't exceed 0.2 hectares. The service has also announced that, starting Friday at noon, all open fires, including campfires, will be prohibited throughout the Prince George Fire Centre, where all four out-of-control wildfires in the province are located.
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