BC Wildfire Regions See Rain, Lightning in Forecast as Province Lifts Travel Ban

A fallen tree burns at the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Aug. 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Firefighters in British Columbia’s southern Interior continue to battle a number of significant wildfires even as cooler, wetter weather is anticipated in the region.

The BC Wildfire Service says 120 wildland firefighters and 105 structural firefighters are deployed at the Bush Creek East blaze in the Shuswap region, while heavy smoke in the area continues to prevent the use of fixed-wing water bombers to combat the fire.