Prince George – We’re anticipating a challenging three-day period for the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson fire zones. Between Friday, June 6, and Sunday, June 8, increasing temperatures and strong winds are expected to cause extreme fire behaviour throughout the region.
The arrival of a cold front on Friday is forecast to significantly increase wind speeds, gusting westerly up to 70 kilometres per hour locally. On Sunday into Monday, another wind event is expected to sweep through, with local westerly wind gusts once again reaching up to 70 kilometres per hour. Some regions may see thunderstorms develop on Sunday.
Following a period of warm, dry conditions, these strong winds are expected to drive extreme fire behaviour and growth towards the east on all wildfires within the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson fire zones. With these conditions, there is also an increased potential for new starts from overwintering fires, particularly in the Fort Nelson fire zone.
Significant wildfires impacted by this weather system include the Kiskatinaw River (G70422) wildfire, Summit Lake (G90413) wildfire and Pocket Knife Creek (G80352) wildfire.
Conditions may change rapidly – please stay informed.
For your safety, it is critical to follow all Evacuation Orders and Alerts in your area. For more information, contact your local authority and visit EmergencyInfoBC.
Roads and highways may be impacted. Please visit Drive BC for the latest updates.
The public is one of our greatest resources when it comes to reporting wildfires. Approximately 40% of wildfires are reported by members of the public. There are a number of ways to report:
- Call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free
- Call *5555 from a cell phone
- Submit directly through the BC Wildfire Service mobile app
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Contact:
Fire Information Officer
Prince George Fire Centre
BC Wildfire Service
250-561-4629
bcws.pgfcinformationofficer@gov.bc.ca
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