Fire season heats up with unseasonably warm weather
KAMLOOPS — The unseasonably warm weather the province has been seeing over the past few days is expected to continue on into the long weekend – causing some concern for an increased fire risk.
The heat has brought with it some unsettled conditions, and lightning strikes sparked the majority of yesterday’s (June 28) 25 new fires.
While most of those fires were small in size, Chief Fire Information Officer with the BC Wildfire Service, Kevin Skrepnek, says they indicate the fire season is beginning to roll in.