Rain, cool temps helping crews fighting BC wildfires
Posted May 30, 2018 5:42 pm.
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LILLOOET (NEWS 1130) – Some rain and cooler temperatures will help crews fighting forest fires around the province.
Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service says it’s a shift toward seasonal norms.
“Generally good news, in terms of the wildfire situation based on this shift in the weather, but definitely not a washout by any stretch of the imagination. And there are some areas wher the hazard is going to persist.”
The rain has also been lending a helping hand to firefighters.
“That’s a real key factor fo us in terms of fire activity. In other areas its still stayed relitvely dry, [but] definitely a shift for the better.”
The 500 hectare fire near Lillooet is 35 per cent contained while a huge, 20,000 hectare fire in the Peace Region continues to rage.
