As we head into the fall months the Prince George Fire Centre says the milder weather is helping them, but the fire season isn’t over yet.
“While shorter days and cooler temperatures do definitely work to our advantage, as it often does keep fire behaviour a little bit more reduced, that being said there are other factors that play into fire behaviour, fire activity,” Kim Wright, Fire Information Officer with the Prince George Fire Centre.
“So that can be the fuel type, the amount of fuels or fuel load, there’s a number of different things that play a part in fire behaviour, so while the cooler temperatures and the shorter days absolutely works to our advantage, it does not mean that fire season is over.”
Heading into the fall and winter, Wright said they’re still concerned about drought conditions, which look similar to a year ago.
“Holdover fires are going to remain a possibility,” she explained.
“So the biggest predictor for this is how much precipitation the region gets over the winter. So if we receive lower than normal precip through the winter, that possibility of holdovers starts increasing.”
Wright noted one of the BC Wildfire Service’s priorities will be developing response plans for holdover fires, but their top priority will still be attacking new fires that pop up.
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