The B.C. Wildfire Service is rescinding an area restriction order for Crown land in the vicinity of the Hugh Allen Creek wildfire on the east side of Kinbasket Lake about 60 kilometres southeast of Valemount.
The move is being made in response to reduced fire activity and progress made by firefighting crews but the BCWS also said the wildfire is still active and that the public should remain cautious.
"Before entering any area that has been affected by wildfire, members of the public should be aware that significant safety hazards may be present," the agency said. "Trees that have been damaged by fire might be unstable and could fall down. Ash pits can be hard to detect and can remain hot long after the flames have died down."
Even if an area restriction has been rescinded, officials still have the authority under the Wildfire Act and its regulations to order anyone to leave the area.
At one point the fire had reached 10,000 square hectares but was no longer considered a wildfire of note as of August 16.
On Monday morning, a BCWS area restriction order went into effect for the Shovel Lake fire northwest of Fraser Lake. It measured 91,253 hecatres as of midday Monday.
