{"id":3536,"date":"2022-08-25T17:43:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T00:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2022-08-25T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T00:44:06","slug":"provincial-wildfire-status-update-august-25-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/provincial-wildfire-status-update-august-25-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial Wildfire Status Update \u2013 August 25, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are currently 228 wildfires burning across the province.  Of these wildfires, 48% are classified as Being Held or Under Control, and 73% are less than four hectares in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been about 350 new wildfire starts over the past week, the majority of which have been attributed to lightning activity. Fire crews have been very successful in restricting growth or extinguishing most of these new starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weather forecast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildfire conditions are trending downwards, with improved overnight humidity across most of the province. After tomorrow, temperatures are expected to decrease. Scattered showers are expected this weekend with the possibility of lightning over the southeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prepare\/weather-fire-danger\/fire-danger\" style=\"background-color:#e3a82b\">View the Fire Danger Rating<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wildfires of Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/OneFire.asp?ID=881\">Briggs Creek<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/OneFire.asp?ID=882\">Connell Ridge<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/OneFire.asp?ID=886\">Mount Docking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/OneFire.asp?ID=883\">Weasel Creek<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/OneFire.asp?ID=878\">Keremeos Creek<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide1-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide2-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide2-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide2-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide2-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide2-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide3-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide3-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide3-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide3-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/Slide3-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statistics by fire centre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/FireCentrePage.asp?FC=7\">Cariboo Fire Centre<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/FireCentrePage.asp?FC=2\">Coastal Fire Centre<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/FireCentrePage.asp?FC=5\">Kamloops Fire Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/FireCentrePage.asp?FC=3\">Northwest Fire Centre<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/FireCentrePage.asp?FC=4\">Prince George Fire Centre<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/FireCentrePage.asp?FC=6\">Southeast Fire Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fire bans and restrictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Fire Centre<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning\"><strong>Campfires<\/strong><\/a><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning#Cat2\"><strong>Category 2<br>Open Burning<\/strong><\/a><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning#Cat3\"><strong>Category 3<br>Open Burning<\/strong><\/a><\/th><th><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/forest-use-restrictions\">Forest Use<\/a>&nbsp;<br>and Area Restrictions<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/cariboo-fire-centre-bans\">Cariboo Fire Centre<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/permitted.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire fire permitted\" style=\"width: 15px\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-open-burning-prohibition-throughout-the-cariboo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-3-open-fires-prohibition-expanded\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/coastal-fire-centre-bans\">Coastal Fire Centre<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/coastal-fire-centre-enacts-campfire-prohibition\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/open-fire-prohibition-scheduled-for-coastal-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/open-fire-prohibition-scheduled-for-coastal-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/kamloops-fire-centre-bans\">Kamloops Fire Centre<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/campfire-prohibitions-to-start-in-kamloops-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-open-fire-prohibitions-to-start-in-kamloops-fire-centre%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-3-fire-prohibitions-to-start-in-kamloops-fire-centre%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca\/hprScripts\/WildfireNews\/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=3592\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/attention.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/northwest-fire-centre-bans\">Northwest Fire Centre<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/permitted.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire fire permitted\" style=\"width: 15px\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/open-fire-prohibitions-take-effect-in-the-northwest-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/open-fire-prohibitions-take-effect-in-the-northwest-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/prince-george-fire-centre-bans\">Prince George Fire Centre<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/permitted.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire fire permitted\" style=\"width: 15px\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-3-open-fire-prohibition-in-prince-george-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-3-open-fire-prohibition-in-prince-george-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/southeast-fire-centre-bans\">Southeast Fire Centre<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/area-restriction-for-the-akolkolex-wildfire-rescinded\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-burning-to-be-prohibited-in-the-southeast%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-3-burning-to-be-prohibited-in-the-southeast-fire-centre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/bans.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/southeast-fire-centre-bans\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/attention.png\" alt=\"BC Wildfire Service click icon for more information about bans and restrictions\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The next Provincial Wildfire Status Update will be provided on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#e3a82b\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Learn more about prescribed fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/734476439\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/river-valley-precribed-fire.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3597 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/river-valley-precribed-fire.png 618w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2022\/08\/river-valley-precribed-fire-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>As the heat of the season starts to fade, our minds turn to the work we can do together with our community partners to prep the landbase for next fire season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The River Valley prescribed fire was a burn implemented by Lil\u2019wat Nation with support from the BC Wildfire Service, Pemberton Fire Rescue and Pemberton Meadows Fire. The burn took place on Lil\u2019wat Nation Traditional Territory outside of Pemberton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/734476439\">Watch the video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are currently 228 wildfires burning across the province. Of these wildfires, 48% are classified as Being Held or Under Control, and 73% are less than four hectares in size. There have been about 350 new wildfire starts over the past week, the majority of which have been attributed to lightning activity. Fire crews have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/provincial-wildfire-status-update-august-25-2022\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":601,"featured_media":1477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-status-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/601"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3536"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3627,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3536\/revisions\/3627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}