Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in rural areas by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
B.C.’s wildfire service says the weather during the long weekend caused “very aggressive fire activity” on several active blazes in the province’s central fire zone.
The service says the area covering the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James fire zone was less humid than expected, and had hot temperatures and strong winds.
The wildfire service says the conditions accelerated fire behaviour in the region, leading to evacuation orders and alerts in rural areas by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
In the Bulkley-Nechako, the regional district says it has ordered the evacuation of all properties west of the Kenney Dam due to the Lucas Lake wildfires, and properties to the dam’s east remain on alert.
In the Fraser-Fort George, the regional district ordered the evacuation of Electoral Area G due to the Great Beaver Lake wildfire, which was discovered at the beginning of July and has grown to 107 square kilometres.
