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Thursday, June 9, 2011 12:58 PM
The Prince George Fire Centre has responded to eight new fire starts in the past week, over half caused by lightning.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011 1:30 PM
Construction of the new $2-million Arrow Fire Zone Primary Attack Base is now complete, bringing wildfire staff and equipment into one location.
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Friday, June 3, 2011 10:00 AM
Thursday, June 2, 2011 11:45 AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 12:45 PM
The Yukon Territory and Alaska have requested assistance from the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch to assist with their increased fire activity.
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Monday, May 30, 2011 3:15 PM
British Columbia is sending additional firefighting resources to northern Alberta, as well as extending a helping hand to the State of Alaska.
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Friday, May 27, 2011 10:18 AM
With prolonged dry, warm weather north of Fort St. John and in the Fort Nelson area, the wildfire risk continues to increase into the weekend as higher temperatures and lower humidity contribute to dryer forest fuels.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 11:30 AM
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:03 AM
British Columbia is deploying an additional group of firefighters and specialists to northern Alberta, marking the largest single deployment of B.C. resources to another province.
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Friday, May 20, 2011 3:05 PM
British Columbia is deploying an additional group of firefighters and specialists to Northern Alberta as fire activity continues to challenge crews. Nine 20-person unit crews, two ignition specialists, 19 division supervisors, five radio operators and one agency representative will be leaving for Alberta today.
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