The provincial government is warning Manitobans about an increase in wildfires in parts of the province.
Several wildfires have started in northwestern and eastern Manitoba, the province said in its second fire bulletin of the season, released Friday evening.
As warm weather and drought conditions are set to continue in parts of Manitoba, the province is urging residents, particularly those in The Pas and Flin Flon, to use extreme caution in forested areas, the bulletin says.
Several wildfires started in northwestern Manitoba recently due to a system of dry lightning, or lightning with no rain, the province says.
Meanwhile, wildfires that have started in the eastern region of Manitoba to date this season were caused by human activity. Most of those fires are now out, according to a provincial fire map.
The province is reminding people to follow fire prevention measures.
That includes monitoring campfires, not burning in windy conditions and making sure campfires are extinguished completely before leaving a site, the province says.