A helicopter and several crews were needed to put out a grass fire near the village of Kitwanga, about 90 kilometers northeast of Terrace, on Saturday. The fire led to a short closure of Highway 37. Kitwanga resident Jacob Beaton spotted the fire and recorded drone footage before emergency crews responded. “It was shockingly large and right in the middle of our community,” he said. ATTENTION: How do you withstand the fire in British Columbia?
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Beaton says it has been weeks since he saw rain on his farm.
“Our last three springs here were just ridiculously dry, we haven’t had any rain for weeks now, which is really unusual,” he said. “Our climate is just the opposite right now. The last three autumns are setting a record for rainy seasons and then our springs are setting a record for dry seasons.”
The 16-acre fire is under control, with five firefighters patrolling the blaze and cleaning up, according to the Northwest Fire Department.
The fire is believed to have been caused by man.
The Category 2 and 3 open fires came into effect at the Northwest Fire Center on Friday due to strong winds, dry vegetation and low rainfall, according to Northwest Fire Center spokeswoman Carolyn Bartos.
Bartos said meteorological forecasts suggest the area could get some rain next week.
Last year’s period of fires in BC. was the third worst recorded in terms of the extent to which it burned. The season peaked much earlier than usual, with droughts and a series of punishing heat waves that led to widespread fire, including a fire that leveled the village of Lytton on June 30, leaving two dead.
