Another wildfire season has arrived and the Northwest Fire Centre (NWFC) has been busy supporƟng other centres with fire suppression resources. Crews have responded to 25 fires in the NWFC which is greater than the ten year average of 21 fires by June 1 st . 40 fire fighters and 7 support staff from the centre are currently deployed to the Prince George Fire Centre and to Alberta while sufficient personnel remain ready to respond to local incidents. All of the fires in the northwest so far this season have been human caused. The largest fire was discovered April 18 th burning west of Dayeezcha Mountain, roughly 44 kilometres southeast of Burns Lake. Pushed by strong winds, the fire grew to 129.5 hectares before being contained by fire fighters with the support of two helicopters. ParƟally bounded by roads, the fire was contained on April 22 nd . The WhiteboƩom Forest Service Road fire, located 19 kilometres southwest of Terrace, was discovered and acƟoned on May 12 th . It was 8 hectares in size, burning on a steep slope, with smoke visible from Terrace due to wind condiƟons. The fire was contained May 19 th . With an early snow melt and warm temperatures, spring condiƟons were drier than average throughout April and May. Danger raƟngs reached “high” throughout most parts of the centre over the May long weekend and have dropped slightly with precipitaƟon. There are currently no open burning or campfire prohibiƟons in the NWFC, however, fires larger than 2 metres by 3 metres or grass over 0.2 hectares requires a burn registraƟon number which can be obtained at 1 888‐797‐1717. Members of the public and industry operators are encouraged to be careful with all burning acƟviƟes and check for updated condiƟons or restricƟons at www.bcwildfire.ca. Another early start to the wildfire season 2016.06.01 The largest fire so far this season was the Dayeezcha Mountain fire. Your Wildϐire News As this is the first ediƟon of Wildfire News in 2016, I’d like to take the opportunity to welcome part‐ ners and stakeholders, communiƟes and industry back into the fold of Northwest Fire Centre opera‐ Ɵons. I hope that everyone enjoyed a safe and healthy winter. Throughout the fire season, Wildfire News will be distributed monthly with the possibility of addiƟon‐ al issues as fire acƟvity dictates. The intent of this newsleƩer is to provide useful and relevant infor‐ maƟon including an update on fire acƟvity, weath‐ er indices and background informaƟon on various topics. For more informaƟon about this newsleƩer or if you’d like to be removed from our contact list, please contact Haley Williams, Fire InformaƟon Officer at [email protected].
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Another wildfire season has arrived and the Northwest
Fire Centre (NWFC) has been busy suppor ng other
centres with fire suppression resources. Crews have
responded to 25 fires in the NWFC which is greater
than the ten year average of 21 fires by June 1st. 40 fire
fighters and 7 support staff from the centre are
currently deployed to the Prince George Fire Centre
and to Alberta while sufficient personnel remain ready
to respond to local incidents.
All of the fires in the northwest so far this season have
been human caused. The largest fire was discovered
April 18th burning west of Dayeezcha Mountain, roughly
44 kilometres southeast of Burns Lake. Pushed by
strong winds, the fire grew to 129.5 hectares before
being contained by fire fighters with the support of two
helicopters. Par ally bounded by roads, the fire was
contained on April 22nd. The Whitebo om Forest
Service Road fire, located 19 kilometres southwest of
Terrace, was discovered and ac oned on May 12th. It
was 8 hectares in size, burning on a steep slope, with
smoke visible from Terrace due to wind condi ons. The
fire was contained May 19th.
With an early snow melt and warm temperatures,
spring condi ons were drier than average throughout
April and May. Danger ra ngs reached “high”
throughout most parts of the centre over the May long
weekend and have dropped slightly with precipita on.
There are currently no open burning or campfire
prohibi ons in the NWFC, however, fires larger than 2
metres by 3 metres or grass over 0.2 hectares requires
a burn registra on number which can be obtained at 1
888‐797‐1717. Members of the public and industry
operators are encouraged to be careful with all burning
ac vi es and check for updated condi ons or
restric ons at www.bcwildfire.ca.
Another early start to the wildfire season
2016.06.01
The largest fire so far this season was the Dayeezcha Mountain fire.
YourWild ireNewsAs this is the first edi on of Wildfire News in 2016,
I’d like to take the opportunity to welcome part‐
ners and stakeholders, communi es and industry
back into the fold of Northwest Fire Centre opera‐
ons. I hope that everyone enjoyed a safe and
healthy winter.
Throughout the fire season, Wildfire News will be
distributed monthly with the possibility of addi on‐
al issues as fire ac vity dictates. The intent of this
newsle er is to provide useful and relevant infor‐
ma on including an update on fire ac vity, weath‐
er indices and background informa on on various
topics. For more informa on about this newsle er
or if you’d like to be removed from our contact list,
This code rates the moisture content of cured fine fuels and forest floor li er. It is an indicator of how easily fine fuels will ignite and burn.
Drought Code (DC)
This is a numerical ra ng of the average moisture content of compact, deep organic layers. It is a useful code for in‐dica ng the effects of seasonal drought on forest fuels, and the amount of smouldering that could occur in large logs and deep duff layers.
Duff Moisture Code (DC)
A code that rates the average moisture content of loosely compacted organic layers found at a moderate depth. It indicates fuel consump on in medium‐sized woody mate‐rial and in moderate duff layers.
The Danger Class Report provides both forecasted and es mated Fire Danger Ra ng values for specific weather sta ons. Danger Class and Fire Danger Ra ng are equiva‐lent, where 1 and 2 Danger Class equal “low” FDR, 3 equals “moderate”, 4 is “high”, and 5 equals “extreme”.
Different types of codes are used to determine the dryness of forest fuel classes on a given day. These codes are cal‐
culated from weather data gathered by weather sta ons situated throughout the province.
These codes are part of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Ra ng System, which provides a numeric, uniform method of
ra ng fire danger. Examples of some of the codes are as follows:
P A G E 8
There are currently no prohibi ons in the Northwest Fire Centre
ImportantNumbers Report a wildfire *5555 on a cell or 1 800 663 5555