The Summit Lake wildfire, west of Fort Nelson, is no longer a fire of note according to the BC Wildfire Service.
It remains out of control at 81,349 hectares in size, and an evacuation alert still is in place from the Northern Rockies Regional District.
Today (Monday), crews will continue to prioritize securing the north and south sides of Highway 97.
Ground crews continue to patrol and mop up north from the highway up to the east flank to establish access.
In addition, crews will utilize drone maps to extinguish hot spots along the highway corridor.
Helicopters will continue to support ground crews with suppression efforts.
An incident management team, 29 firefighting personnel and 12 aviation aircraft have been assigned to the Fort Nelson Complex.
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