As of yesterday (Friday) there are currently 22 active wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre.
Fire Information Officer Jessica Mack said three of those are within the Quesnel Fire Zone, one is out of control, one being held and one is under control.
“We have ten active fires within the Chilcotin Fire Zone. Five of them are classified as out of control, two under control, and three that are being held and we do have two Incident Management Teams that are supporting the suppression efforts within that Fire Zone.”
Mack said they have five active fires that are within the 100 Mile Zone, four of which that are under control, and one out of control.
“And in the Central Cariboo Fire Zone we have four active fires. Two that are being held, one that is under control, and on that is out of control which is the Sueby Bay fire.”
Mack reminds the public that they still do have a Category 1 campfire prohibition throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre and the Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title area until September 30.
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