Crews from the Wildfire Management Branch were responding to 12 new fires in the Dome Creek and Driscoll Creek area along Highway 16 about 120 kilometres east of Prince George.
Lightning moved through the area over the long weekend and these fires are likely the result of “holdovers” from strikes associated with the weekend system.
Initial attack crews were responding to these fires last week, all of the fires were estimated at less than one hectare in size.
None of these incidents were threatening any homes or infrastructure.
If you see a wildfire please report it by calling *5555 on most cellular phones or 1-800-663-5555.
The Prince George Fire Center covers an area from the Yukon and the Northwest territories in the North to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, the Cottonwood River and the Robson Valley in the South; and from the Alberta border in the East to the Skeena Mountains in the West.
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