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More than 600 properties are under evacuation status in British Columbia and 5,700 properties are under evacuation alert as 87 wildfires burn across the province.
There have been four forest fires in the last 24 hours.
There are four wildfires of note, meaning they generate more interest than other fires.
The Brunswick Complex wildfire continues to burn near Boston Bar, and evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect for the region. This complex consists of the Ainslie Creek Fire and the Brunswick Creek Fire.
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The Matthew Creek fire burning near Kimberley continues to burn out of control and the town of Kimberley remains under evacuation alert.
The Tower Creek Fire is burning southeast of the Matthew Creek Fire.
Kevin Skrepnek, community and emergency services manager for the BC Wildfire Service, said crews will conduct a damage assessment to determine how many structures were damaged by the fires.
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Kurtis Isfeld, director of fire center operations for the BC Forest Fire Service, said crews are ready to fight fires as needed.
“What it really comes down to is that our response starts with preparedness,” he said.
“So, as (Minister Ravi Parmar) mentioned, we are watching conditions very closely because those conditions are giving us signals that they are going to change.
“We are a very mobile organization and we will proactively position the resources we need where they need to be throughout the province. We take great pride in our initial attack and aggressive initial attack.”
Many areas of British Columbia are under a yellow air quality alert, and the North Peace River region is under an orange air quality alert.
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