Prince George saw just over 40 milimeters of rain in May, as did much of the rest of the Fire Centre.
While there would need to be a lot more rain to end the ongoing drought conditions, firefighters in the region are happy to take what they can get.
“Some areas in the northeast of our province did not receive nearly the same amount as the southern half,” Pedro Roldan-Delgado, a Prince George Fire Centre information officer, told My PG Now. “The areas that did see rain had decreases in fire activity and the possibility of new fire starts… any amount of rain is good to prolong the drying trends.”
The northeast area that did not see as much rain is where the province’s only two wildfires of note are currently burning – the Parker Lake and Patry Creek wildfires near Fort Nelson.
According to Roldan-Delgado, Parker Lake is now being held at around 12,000 hectares.
The much larger Patry Creek is still out of control at over 67,000 hectares.
Looking forward, Roldan-Delgado said it “is too early to tell what summer has in store for us.”
“The rain has relived some pressures we were seeing the same time last year, but it really depends on what the weather will do,” he said.
Roldan-Delgado reminded residents they can report wildfires by calling *5555 on a cell phone to report a new wildfire.
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