Large wildfire in northwest B.C. not expected to grow further: wildfire service
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service says precipitation and favourable weather have allowed it to contain one of the province’s largest active wildfires, more than a month after it was initially discovered.
After growing to more than 900 square kilometres, the fire burning near Shovel Lake in northwestern B.C. was hit with scattered showers overnight, and Claire Allen of the BC Wildfire Service said any further growth is unlikely.
“We’re not under control yet, seeing as there is still a lot of internal activity and a lot of work for crews to do over the next few weeks here,” Allen said Sunday.
That work includes clearing up hotspots, perimeter patrols and assessing potentially-dangerous tree falls.