259 blazes currently burning in the province

The B-C Wildfire Service says there are 259 blazes currently burning in the province.

That's a small improvement, down from about 300 earlier in the week.

There are now 58 evacuation orders in place, affecting about 44-hundred properties.

Another nearly 17-thousand-500 properties are on evacuation alert, meaning residents have been told to be ready to leave on short notice.