{"id":67185,"date":"2025-05-02T01:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/67185\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T01:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:53:13","slug":"wildfire-knocks-out-internet-and-phone-service-in-tumbler-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/67185\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire knocks out internet and phone service in Tumbler Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>It might only be May 1, but wildfires are already causing problems in northeastern B.C.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In one case, a cluster of fires about 30 km southwest of Dawson Creek has destroyed fibre optic cable, severing cellphone, radio and internet connections to the community of Tumbler Ridge \u2014 knocking out communications to the RCMP detachment.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'FortisBC to try proactive power shutoffs in some Southern Interior wildfire situations'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_5P_KEL_WILDFIRE_PROACTI_OM01ATXH.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:13<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFortisBC to try proactive power shutoffs in some Southern Interior wildfire situations\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone in the area, or travelling through, will need to physically attend the RCMP detachment to report any issues. It is not known when the repairs will be made,\u201d RCMP said.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The fire was first discovered on Wednesday and has grown to 35 hectares in size, and is believed to have been human-caused, according to the BC Wildfire Service.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>It is also affecting Highway 52N, which has been reduced to single-lane alternating traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The BC Wildfire Service and municipal fire crews have also been deployed to deal with a new fire just outside Fort St. John.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Good and bad news on B.C.\u2019s drought, wildfire and freshet situation'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WEB_NH_PALMA_BC_WILD_FRESHET_DROUGHT.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:44<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood and bad news on B.C.\u2019s drought, wildfire and freshet situation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11157406\/nickelback-rock-the-country-music-festival-headliner-american\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nickelback.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanadian rockers Nickelback headlining U.S. \u2018patriot\u2019 music festival tour\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11157015\/canada-election-mps-incumbents-lost-reelection\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/parliament-hill-peace-tower.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tNot just Poilievre \u2014 these familiar MPs also lost their seats in Canada\u2019s election\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That fire, located in the Fish Creek Community Forest and first discovered Thursday, has been assessed at 20 hectares in size and is also suspected to be human-caused.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Fort St. John is urging people to avoid the area and to let crews work.<\/p>\n<p>In a flood and fire outlook delivered in April, the BC Wildfire Service warned that while drought had eased in much of B.C., the province\u2019s northeast remains parched and at a high risk of wildfires this season.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size It might only be May 1, but wildfires are 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