Sit Rep 1 – Saturday, February 24, 2024

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A wildfire named the HASLER FLATS FIRE also known as the G73487 Fire located about 15 km (9.3 miles) on Hasler Creek FSR.

It was started by humans or human activity. The exact cause is unknown and under investigation.

(L) Map of the Prince George Fire Centre. Photo Credit: BC Wildfire Service

Firefighters with the BC Wildfire Service were dispatched via the Prince George Fire Centre after the wildfire was discovered on Friday morning, February 23rd around 0849 hours PST (also Canadian time). Canadian firefighters continue to fight the out-of-control (their fire terminology) wildfire.

Currently, the wildfire has burned almost 20 acres (8 hectares). The containment status of the fire is unknown at the time of this fire.

There are no evacuation warnings or orders in effect at this time.

About Prince George Fire Centre

The fire is located out of this communications center which is within the largest forest region in the Province, which is ten times the size of Vancouver Island or about 33.6 million hectares, which equals about 83,027,408.2 acres!

According to the government’s website, the Fire Centre covers the central and northeast portion of the Province with its boundaries including the north of the Interior Plateau and the Omenica Mountains to the north and sections of the Rocky Mountain Trench and Peace Liard country to the east. The southern portion of the area includes part of the Cariboo range.

The terrain is mostly rugged and remote and fuels include sub-alpine fir, interior cedar-hemlock, boreal, and sub-boreal spruce forest ecosystems.

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