Northeast wildfires see some growth as crews continue response efforts

Some roads remain closed in the northeastern part of the province as crews continue to battle a number of fires.

According to Drive BC, the closures include south of Fort Nelson between Sikanni Chief Rd and Prophet River Sub Road, the highway north of Fort Nelson, between Grouse Trail and Toad Mountain Road.

⛔️UPDATE – #BCHwy97 – The road SOUTH of #FortNelson between Sikanni Chief Road and Prophet River Sub Road is now CLOSED due to wildfire activity.

NORTH of #FortNelson between Grouse Trail and Toad Mountain Road also remains closed. #AlaskaHwy #BCHwy77

ℹ️For more info:… pic.twitter.com/sokUJBrLLT

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) June 10, 2025

The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire, two hours south of Fort St. John saw some growth since this weekend, roughly doubling in size.

“The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire in Fort St. John did merge over the weekend with another wildfire, G90491, so now the estimated size of the fire is 129,332 hectares in size.” said Pedro Roldan-Delgado, Fire Information Officer.

On site are 70 fire personnel, seven helicopters, heavy equipment, and structure protection.

The Summit Lake wildfire has seen high fire activity, growing to 38,499.3 hectares in size.

BC Wildfire Service is responding with an Incident Management Team, 115 firefighters, 15 aircrafts, 2 pieces of heavy equipment and 2 water tenders, and 25 structure protection personnel.

The Kiskatinaw River wildfire remains the same as yesterday (Monday) at 21,679 hectares in size.

The response includes an Incident Management Team, 149 firefighters, 14 aircrafts, 28 pieces of heavy equipment, and 56 structure protection personnel.

Roldan-Delgado attributes the growth of the fires to strong winds due to cold fronts, and the ongoing drought conditions.

Evacuation Orders and Alerts put in place by the Peace River Regional District remain in place for those areas.

A full map of the listed wildfires can be found on the BC Wildfire Service website here.