After four separate wildfires were reported in Northwest BC during the Easter long weekend, the Prince George Fire Centre is reminding residents to be vigilant about open burning.
Fire Information Officer Amanda Reynolds says people need to be alert.
“So even though we have seen some rain and snowfall in some areas this isn’t the time to get complacent when doing any outdoor burning. Currently there are no fire probations in place for the Prince George Fire Center, however, people wishing to light an open fire must watch changes in weather conditions and follow all burning regulations.”
Reynolds adds it’s been a much calmer start to the wildfire season. “We only have two wildfires right now but at this time last year is when we had all those wildfires start in Fort St. John so a very different start to the year than we did last year.”
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