New BC Wildfire Evacuation Orders and Alerts in Effect as Blaze Near Fort Nelson Grows

Published on May 14, 2024

Another evacuation order has been issued for a British Columbia community as wildfires continue their path of destruction in the province’s northeast region. The Peace River Regional District issued an evacuation order for the Doig River area May 13 just after 9 p.m. MST. Doig River First Nation also issued an order for its community of just over 300 residents. The regional district is advising residents within the evacuation area to gather “critical items” and head to an evacuation centre in Fort St. John. Located approximately 60 kilometres northeast of Fort St. John, the latest evacuation area is roughly 400 kilometres south of Fort Nelson which was evacuated last week after the wind blew a tree down onto a power line, igniting a wildfire nine kilometres west of the community....

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