Heavy Rain Downgrades B.C. Wildfires, Summit Lake Fire Persists

Overview

• The Summit Lake wildfire remains the only blaze still burning out of control despite recent heavy rain in northeastern B.C.
• The Kiskatinaw River and Pocket Knife Creek fires were downgraded to held status and removed from the list of wildfires of note this week.
• BC Wildfire Service crews reported up to 100 millimetres of rain in some areas, significantly reducing fire activity across the region.
• Roughly 80 wildfires continue to burn across British Columbia, with the majority concentrated in the northeast.
• More than 80 percent of the current blazes were ignited by lightning in an area under its third-highest drought severity level on a five-point scale.