Mother Nature will not be kind to those on the front lines battling the Kiskatinaw River wildfire in BC’s Peace Region.
According to the provincial wildfire service, it’s currently estimated at 6,532 hectares, will experience significant growth in the coming days.
Winds from the west are forecast to intensify, reaching over 50 kilometres per hour on Thursday and up to 60 kilometres per hour by Friday.
The agency stated these winds will continue to drive the fire north, south, and eastward toward Kelly Lake and the Alberta border.
With relative humidity dropping below 20%, daytime temperatures in the 20s, and strong, persistent winds, we expect aggressive and challenging fire behaviour.
All Evacuation Orders and Alerts issued by the Peace River Regional District remain in place.
Effective at 12:00 (noon) tomorrow (Thursday), Category 1 (campfires) are prohibited across the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and Fort Nelson fire zones.
This prohibition will remain in effect until 12:00 (noon) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, or until it is rescinded.
In addition to prohibiting the use of open fire of any size, the following activities are prohibited:
- Fireworks, including firecrackers
- Sky lanterns
- Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description
- Binary exploding targets
- Air curtain burners
- Chimineas
- Tiki and similar kinds of torches
- Outdoor stoves or other portable campfire apparatus without a CSA or ULC rating
In addition, the area around Fort Nelson is surrounded by wildfires.
An Evacuation Alert remains in place for the Summit Lake wildfire. It remains a blaze of note and is 2,628 hectares in size and is out of control.
Access to the Alaska Highway (Highway 97) was briefly shut down earlier this week but has since re-opened to single-lane alternating.
In addition, the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire eight kilometres west of Highway 97 is burning out of control at 7,733 hectares in size.
Both blazes have aviation, heavy equipment and structure protection personnel in place.
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