Firefighters stopped five suspicious fires near Shuswap Lake on Wednesday. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reported this. Fires happened in the evening.

Three fires were near each other on Squilax Anglemont Road. Two more fires were in Anglemont Estates.

The district is looking into these fires. The RCMP is helping.

The area around Shuswap Lake has a high fire danger.

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News about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 7.

It is hot and dry in most of B.C. The B.C. Wildfire Service said this.

There were six other fires in the district last week. Fire departments stopped them.

No one was arrested for the suspicious fires. The fires were stopped.

The Conservation Officer Service was busy over the long weekend. They gave out 18 tickets for illegal fires.

There are rules against open fires in some areas.

The Coastal Fire Centre has rules about open fires.

Some areas only have rules about big fires.

Conservation officers gave out fines for illegal campfires.

There are different kinds of fires. A Category 1 fire is for cooking.

Category 3 fires are big and burn a lot of material.

Wildfires can hurt people and communities.

Everyone should follow fire rules and road closures.