A cooler, wetter weekend and Monday were just what was needed for Yukon Wildland Fire Management.

“A downturn in weather conditions, and rainfall at many notable fires in central Yukon, decreased wildland fire activity on Sunday,” fire information officer Mike Fancie said Monday.

“Wildland Fire Management took advantage of this downturn to assess a number of these fires and plan future protection actions based on potential fire spread.”In the Dawson City region, two fires are being handled:

• Bell Creek (DA-018, lightning-sparked, 35 hectares, out of control); two crews and one helicopter continue to develop a control line around the blaze; and

• Dominion Creek (DA-020, lightning, 5.4 ha, being held); two crews, an officer and a helicopter mopped up hot spots.

In Carmacks, Fancie said, two more fires are the object of some attention:

• Ta’tla Mun Lake (CA-005, lightning, 1,500 ha, out of control); two crews assessed values at risk, installed structure protection and did hazard reduction work; and

• Bear Feed Creek (CA-006, lightning, 2,500 ha, out of control); a crew and three pieces of heavy equipment started building a control line south of the fire to keep it from moving toward Little Salmon Lake.

In Haines Junction, the Aishihik Road (HJ-002, human-caused, 21 ha) fire is being monitored with two crews and one officer patrolling for hot spots.