Wildfires continue to rage across the province, and one of the epicentres is now in the central interior caribou region as well as the Nadine region and southern parts of the northwest fires centre.

Currently there are more than 370 fires active, at least 23 are fires of note, with four of those in the Northwest Fire Centre, basically anywhere west of of Burns Lake.

Evacuation alerts and orders are still in place for many communities. The Hazeltons and parts of the Kispiox valley are on a left, while Fort Babine has been completely evacuated. There are also evacuation Alerts east of Houston and south near the Peacock creek wildfire.

Although cooler temperatures in some parts of the region helped over the weekend, hot and dry conditions will return this week. However, the wid fire service announced Additional Australian and American resources arrived in B.C. over the weekend, Coast Guard and Canadian Armed Forces are on the ground. This is in additions to approximately 2,000 BCWS members and more than 180 international resources already in B.C. So far this year, more than 350 international personnel have assisted in B.C. 

Today we’ll get an update from B.C. Wildfire Service Officers Cliff Chapman, Ryan Chapman and Ian Cummings. We’ll also get the latest from the Northwest Fire centre’s information officer, Michelle Larston.