Prince George (BC) Fire Centre has responded to 23 fires over the past two weeks, nine of them being investigated as suspicious. . All of these fires are being reported within the Fort St. John Fire Zone. The Wildfire Management Branch and the RCMP suspect these fires were deliberately set, putting fire crews, local residents, natural resources and property at risk. Often these types of fires are the work of a serial arsonist who may graduate to more brazen events.
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