Yukon firefighters help douse B.C. wildfires ahead of expected heat wave

WHITEHORSE — Fresh firefighters have arrived from Yukon to help bring British Columbia’s wildfires under control.

The territory’s wildfire service says 16 firefighters and an air-tanker group headed to Prince George late last week and over the weekend.

That is on top of the 34 firefighters and four administrative staff from Yukon who arrived in the province earlier in the week.

Yukon’s fire season is coming to a close, with the fire danger rating dipping throughout the territory.