Fire

B.C. land and wildlife experts warn recovery from increasingly intense wildfires can take years, requiring extensive restoration, funding and forest management.

Category two and three open fires will once again be permitted in the Stuart Nechako Forest District. 

The Quesnel Fire Department responded to a fully involved structure fire over the long weekend.

The evacuation alert for Endako, about eight kilometres west of Fraser Lake, has been rescinded by the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako.

B.C.'s provincial state of emergency over wildfires ended Thursday, though officials warned the fire risk remains high.

The Regional District of Bulkley Nechako has issued an evacuation alert for Wildfire G41970 eight kilometres west of Fraser Lake.

B.C. has extended its provincial state of emergency until Aug. 29 as wildfire risks remain high across the province.

Summerland expects to downgrade its final evacuation orders Friday, allowing residents of about 80 properties to return to a wildfire-damaged area where electricity may not be fully restored until Wednesday, chief administrative officer Graham Statt said.

As for the cause, Richert say they may never know due to the significant damage done to the truck, but it started in the engine compartment.