Some heavy rains helped downgrade the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire in BC Peace region.
Is it has gone from out of control to now being held by fire crews.
Pedro Roldan-Delgado with the BC Wildfire Service told Vista Radio the weekend rain fell at the perfect time.
“This was due to the significant amount of rain that we did see over the weekend. It was recorded along the fire that they saw between 60 to 110 millimetres.”
He added the recent activity allows those on the front lines to access certain areas of the fire that were not possible a few days earlier.
“With that rain and the fire behaviour lowering, it makes it easier to get to areas that may have been too dangerous at the time. So now, they are able to go with established control lines and mitigate fuel activities as well as mopping up.”
Pocket Knife Creek remains at 151,844 hectares.
In addition, the campfire ban has been rescinded in the Dawson Creek and Fort Saint John fire zones.
On Monday, the Peace River Regional District rescinded three Evacuation Alerts pertaining to Pocket Knife Creek.
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