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Weekend rain, cooler conditions allow crews to make progress on B.C. wildfires
- Rain and cooler weather over the weekend helped crews make progress fighting three notable wildfires in British Columbia including the Dryden Creek and Kiskatinaw River fires.
- Extended drought conditions have contributed to wildfire severity, while recent rainfall of about 20 millimetres improved firefighting conditions but did not fully extinguish underground fire activity.
- Officials declared the Dryden Creek fire north of Vancouver to be under control by Saturday, leading to most evacuation alerts being lifted except for some properties on Dryden Road east.
- BC Wildfire Service analyst Neal McLoughlin explained that although the fire appears inactive on the surface, it may still be burning below ground, and it could require several consecutive days of warm, dry weather before the fire shows signs of surface activity again.
- Crews remain active on site to suppress hot spots, and authorities caution that fire suppression efforts must continue as the landscape remains receptive to wildfire.
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Alerts lifted as favourable weather helps B.C. wildfire fight
Rain in northern British Columbia and cooler weather in the south brought relief for residents living near wildfires with the lifting of evacuation alerts. The remaining evacuation alerts related to the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire, northwest of Fort.
Rain in northern British Columbia and cooler weather in the south have relieved residents living near forest fires and contributed to the lifting of evacuation alerts.
Weekend Rain, Cooler Conditions Allow Crews to Make Progress on BC Wildfires
Firefighters are marking success in opposite corners of British Columbia after favourable weather this weekend allowed crews to rein in two prominent fires that have triggered evacuation orders and alerts. The BC Wildfire Service says crews remain on the scene in Squamish, B.C., to extinguish hot spots from the Dryden Creek fire, which was declared to be no longer out of control on Saturday. The District of Squamish Emergency Operations Centre a…
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