Weekend weather could bring ‘dramatic increase’ in Interior fire activity

While wildfire growth in most of the Southern and Central Interior has been relatively stable over the past few days, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is warning that there is the potential for a “dramatic increase” in wildfire activity going into this weekend.
A news release from the TNRD’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on Thursday (Aug. 20) stated that the weather forecast for Friday and Saturday indicates that hot and dry conditions will give way to unstable