Two Major Wildfires in B.C.’s Southern Interior Now Classified as ‘Being Held’

Wildland firefighter Ty Feldinger works on steep terrain to put out hot spots remaining from a controlled burn the BC Wildfire Service conducted to help contain the White Rock Lake wildfire on Okanagan Indian Band land, northwest of Vernon, B.C., on Aug. 25, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER—Two of the largest wildfires in British Columbia are now classified as “being held” after weeks of burning out of control and forcing people out of their homes.