The province's forest minister says it is disappointing that five of the new fires started Wednesday in the Prince George Fire Centre area were caused by people.
The three other fires were caused by lightning.
"Fighting these unnecessary fires diverts our resources from dealing with lightning-caused fires," said B.C. Forests Minister Steve Thomson.
All of the fires were started in the northern portion of the Prince George Fire Centre, which encompasses the northeastern quarter of the province.
A fire north of Fort Nelson, in the extreme northeastern tip of the province, reached five hectares and required the help from air tankers. No structures have been damaged.
That fire, and the others, were expected to be mopped up by firefighters by the end of Thursday.
Cool and wet weather is expected to help in the northern portion of the Prince George fire centre Thursday and Friday.
In the southern half of the Prince George region, there has been no fires of note, including in the Prince George, Vanderhoof and Fort St. James regions.
Some crews that had been fighting fires in Alberta, have returned to their home bases in the Prince George Fire Centre. After 14 days, crews have to come back and get some rest, noted fire information officer Jillian Chimko.
While there have been relatively few fires in northern B.C., fires continue to rage in Alberta, the Yukon and Alaska.
British Columbia just sent more firefighters to Alaska and the Yukon, including initial attack crews and rapattack crews. A rapattack crew consists of three specially trained firefighters who use helicopters and rope rappelling techniques to access remote areas and to attack fires while the fires are still small.
The firefighters help out in other provinces through an agreement that allows sharing of personnel and resources.
More than 600 B.C. firefighters are helping out in Alberta, the Yukon and Alaska.
