Prince George, B.C.-  Lightning started four new fires in the Prince George Fire Centre in the

past week. All four new fires were less than one hectare in size and are either out or being patrolled by crews. Patrol planes were used throughout the week to check for undetected hold-over fires caused by lightning.

 

The fire danger rating is low to moderate throughout most of the Prince George Fire Centre with areas of high in the Peace and Robson Valley.

 

As warm and dry weather is expected to continue into the weekend, the B.C. Forest Service reminds the public to be very careful with campfires.

 

Since April 1, crews have responded to 268 fires throughout the Prince George Fire Centre. Of these, 158 were caused by lightning and 110 by human activity.

 

High temperatures are pushing the fire danger rating into the “high” range in the Cariboo Fire Centre . Most of the Cariboo fire centre is now in moderate to high fire danger. There are pockets of extreme fire danger within the Chilcotin Forest District and 100 Mile House Forest District.

With wind and possible lightning forecasted for the weekend, fire crews are gearing up for what might be a busy weekend.