Prince George Fire Centre

• All open burning to be prohibited in Prince George Fire Centre region

  Effective at noon Friday, all Category 1, 2, and 3 open fires will be prohibited in the Prince George Fire Centre region.

  Fire

  May 18, 2023
  
• Fire officials in B.C. keeping their eyes on concerning new wildfires

  There are currently 193 active wildfires in B.C., including 31 sparked in the last two days. Evacuation alerts have been issued for areas near Battleship Mountain and Carbon Lake.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2022
  
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• Thunderstorms spark 140 new lightning-caused fires across B.C.

  From Wednesday to Friday night, there were 17,830 lightning strikes across B.C. However, 52 per cent were considered out, being held or under control.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2022
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• 20 provincial parks in B.C. closed because of wildfire activity; another 3 partially closed

  The majority of the park closures are in the Kamloops Fire Centre, where 13 B.C. parks are closed due to wildfires.

  Environment

  Jul 8, 2021
• Surge of new wildfires this week across British Columbia

  BC Wildfire Service says during the last week, 32 new fires have started across the province, including nine in the last two days.

  Aug 8, 2019
• BC Wildfire Service predicting normal fire conditions in July for most of province

  However, above-normal fire conditions are predicted for the South Coast and Vancouver Island, along with the northwest corner.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2019