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Hundreds are out of their homes and thousands are on evacuation alert across the province, as wildfire crews battle the flames from the ground and the air.

Strong winds and dry thunderstorms are expected to worsen wildfire conditions across southern B.C this long weekend, as more than 1,800 properties remain under evacuation orders.

The BC Wildfire Service says it will be using heavy equipment to build the lines and block the fire that's about 10 kilometres west of Kimberley.

An update from BC Wildfire Service said the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek blazes combined and remained very active on Sunday, moving north and northeast of the Chasm area.

There are now approximately 130 wildfires burning in British Columbia, with BC Wildfire Service reporting almost half of those are considered out-of-control.

The wildfire season in British Columbia has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes sending the tally of blazes burning in the province past 100.

Even if a wildfire is not threatening your community, the BC Wildfire Service is recommending that British Columbians be prepared if you need to leave quickly.

There are now approximately 193 properties on evacuation order and 104 properties on evacuation alert due to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire in the Thompson Nicola Regional District.

The Pear Lake wildfire, estimated at 66,000 hectares, received some reprieve from the cooler, wetter weather. However, the weather is warming up again.

'Part of the backbone of the grid is near where there's a lot of fire activity in the Southern Interior,' Bob Gammer, BC Hydro community relations coordinator, told CKPG News.

In the Fraser Canyon, where three massive fires, called the Brunswick Creek Complex, are burning, the past few days have been heartbreaking for a farm owner in North Bend.

This B.C. wildfire map shows you where fires are burning in the province, how big they are and if there are any evacuation alerts or orders with the wildfires.

A new wildfire sparked on Tuesday night, south of Boston Bar, forcing the closure of Highway 1 and prompting a plea from officials for those in the area to leave immediately.

A cold front is expected to move through the region over the weekend, but is no longer expected to bring significant winds and dry lightning that was seen last weekend.

In a social media update, the service said they used the technology on the Brunswick Creek Complex, which is two huge wildfires burning near Boston Bar.

An incident commander for a complex of fires burning near Kimberley, B.C., says more resources are on the way to help firefighters battle the fires as heat peaks this week.

The wildfire near Logan Lake broke out on Wednesday and the BC Wildfire Service says it is about 88 hectares in size and burning out of control.

The Brunswick Creek wildfire is still considered out of control; however, BC Wildfire advises the risk has sufficiently subsided and residents may return home if they choose to.

BC Wildfire Service says the Fiftynine Creek wildfire, which is burning out of control northwest of Clinton, B.C., has grown to more than 102 square kilometres.

BC Wildfire Service said the Anderson Creek fire was discovered by aircraft responding to one of the other nearby fires on Tuesday and it quickly flared up, fanned by strong winds.