The Cariboo region has seen over two dozen new wildfires as the fire danger rating continues to rise.
There are 30 wildfires in the north east portion of the region, with four being 40 hectares in size and above including two east of Likely, one being 40 hectares, with the second siting at 50, another fire north of Likely being 40 hectares, and a 56 hectare wildfire east of Wells.
Fire Information Officer Jessica Mack says weather conditions were a major factor in the amount of wildfires.
“Yesterday was the hottest and driest day that we had seen with the high pressure ridge system.” says Mack.
“Late into the evening we did have a weather event in the north eastern portion, which is mostly the Quesnel and Central Cariboo fire zones, that produced lightning with minimal precipitation. Many of these fires have been lightning caused.”
Mack says they are anticipating more lightning today and into the evening, and suspect they will find additional fires in the coming days.
She added personnel are up in helicopters, with aircraft patrolling the incidents, along with doing assessment and prioritizing fires based on the values at risk.
The remaining wildfires listed for the region range from under a hectare to 12 hectares in size, with one under control, three being held and the remaining out of control.
More information and to stay up to date with the wildfires can be found on the BC Wildfire Service map here.
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