Three fires of note continue to burn in the Peace Region, as crews continue their efforts.
The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire has seen a bit of growth, going up to an estimated 151,844 hectares in size.
Fire Information Officer, Pedro Roldan-Delgado said conditions are forecast to be a little more favourable.
“Down in the Fort St. John zone for Pocket Knife Creek, we are expecting to get a meaningful amount of rain tomorrow (Friday).”
“That will help fire behaviour and activity be low, which will help the crews get some meaningful work done, so it’ll be safe to access the fire.”
On site are 80 fire fighters, eight helicopters, 17 pieces of heavy equipment, and structure protection.
As for the Kiskatinaw River wildfire, it’s burning at 26,627 hectares in size, but is also forecast to get a meaningful amount of rain in the coming days.
An Incident Management Team, 115 firefighters, 14 aircrafts, 64 pieces of heavy equipment, and 60 structure protection personnel are on site.
The third fire of note, the Summit Lake wildfire, is estimated at 84,923 hectares in size, and has an Incident Management Team, 123 firefighters, 17 aircrafts, 2 water tenders, and 26 structure protection personnel attending the site.
Roldan-Delgado said precipitation isn’t expected for that area, and will remain dry and sunny.
According to Drive BC, the road closure south of Fort Nelson between Sikanni Chief Rd and Prophet River Sub Road has opened up.
“Crews are prioritizing to try and keep the highway open for the next couple of days, but it will really depend on what the weather will do, as well as up in the Fort Nelson area.” said Roldan-Delgado.
Highway Status for the #BCHwy97 Wildfires 🔥 :
⛔️ North of #FortNelsonBC from Grouse Trail to Toad River is CLOSED. Obey traffic control.
⚠️ South of #FortNelsonBC from Sikanni Chief Road to Prophet River Sub Road is OPEN. Drive to conditions, and watch for crews and equipment… pic.twitter.com/Qf0NXNRgBz— DriveBC (@DriveBC) June 12, 2025
A full wildfire map can be found on the BC Wildfire service website here.
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