Kelowna wildfire images Tuesday August 22, 2023. See helicopter getting water from lake.
The province's wildfire service is warning that dry conditions will increase the potential for wildfire activity. But the above average temperatures, which are expected to continue into next week, also lowers the risk of lightning that can spark blazes.The Canadian PressA B.C. Wildfire Service helicopter gets water from a lake on Aug. 22, 2023. The service says a heat wave in B.C. could increase fire activity this weekend.
None are considered "wildfires of note", which are highly visible and may pose a threat to public safety, but the service is reporting about 20 are classified as burning out of control.One such blaze is the Patry Creek fire about 60 kilometres north of Fort Nelson, which the service upgraded to "out of control" on Friday after warm, dry, windy weather set in.
"Any time we have an increase in heat, especially accompanied by an increase in wind and a decrease in relative humidity, we expect to see an increase in fire behaviour," MacKinnon told CBC News. "And that certainly is what's happening in the Fort Nelson area."
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