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PG Fire Centre now down to five fires of note

The wildfire situation in the Prince George region continues to improve.

The fire centre is now down to five fires of note after the Klawli Lake blake north of PG was removed from the list.

Across BC, 248 fires are currently burning with 50 of those in the Prince George Fire Centre (PGFC).

To date, 462,959 hectares of area have been burned.

Just under 21-hundred firefighters and personnel are battling the blazes, including the 299 from out of province.

The number of properties on Evacuation Order is 3,058 while 18,691 properties currently fall under an Evacuation Alert.

There are five fires of note currently in the PGFC they include:

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  • Cutoff Creek, south of Fraser Lake – 23,010 hectares in size and is Being Held
  • Forres Mountain, north of Prince George – 8,700 hectares in size and is under a Modified Response
  • Grizzly Lake, west of Prince George – 4,891 hectares in size and is Being Held
  • Mount Porter, north of Prince George – 13,659 hectares in size and is Being Held
  • Tentfire Creek, near Tumbler Ridge – 2,400 hectares in size and is Out of Control
Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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