The Mount Underwood fire's perimeter has grown to 3,671 hectares in size but BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the recent 33 millimetres of rainfall has helped.

"The result of the rain has been that we've been able to get good, accurate mapping. We've been able to identify where the perimeter sits and get our crews real close to the fire," Stefan Hood, the incident commander for both the Mount Underwood and now under control Wesley Ridge fire said. "They're working primarily in the northwest to achieve our objectives of limiting spread towards our priority values."

Those priority values include the City of Port Alberni. Crews are also working on the south side of the fire to try to contain its spread in that direction as well. In the short- term, more weather that will help firefighters is

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