Photo: Colin Dacre

The Princeton wildfire is now 80 per cent contained.

The wildfire burning northeast of Princeton is now 80 per cent contained.

Fire information officer Brent Zbaraschuck says crews had a great day on the lines Wednesday, taking advantage of the cooler temperatures to bring further containment to the fire.

He says fire activity has been low within the perimeter of the fire.

Zbaraschuck says two areas of the fire are giving crews some difficulty because of fuel loads and terrain.

"The southwest corner is giving us a little bit of trouble, just because it has a thick, heavy fuel load," said Zbaraschuck. "And, the northeast portion is really hilly. It's hard to get to. You can't get equipment there so it's all hand tools."

A storm is expected to blow through the Interior today, bringing with it some rain, and a potential of thunderstorms.

Zbaraschuck says crews are ready in case lightning does start some new fires.

"We do have two initial attack teams here in Princeton, so if we do get any new starts, we have the ability to peel helicopters off the fire and engage any new starts.

"When you look at the rain we are expecting, it won;t put the fire out. All that does is brings the relative humidity up, which gives our guys the ability to make hay when they can."