As evacuation alerts were lifted in parts of B.C.'s Cariboo region following progress on the Smokey Lake wildfire, insurers warn that property risks remain elevated across fire-affected areas.

The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and the Tŝilhqot’in National Government confirmed on Sept. 14 that an evacuation alert for the Tatla Fire Area South had been lifted. The alert, issued Sept. 5, had applied to more than 330 parcels and 165 structures. Alerts for the West Chilcotin Health Centre and Smokey Lake Fire Area 2 were also rescinded, while an evacuation order for the Smokey Lake Fire Area was downgraded to an alert, still covering 85 parcels of land.

The Smokey Lake fire, now measured at 7,913.9 hectares, has been reclassified as “being held,” indicating it is not expected to grow. But

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