Cariboo RD EOC Report - August 17th, 2018

Courtesy of the Cariboo RD's Emergency Operations Centre:

PHONE LINE HOURS Our emergency information line will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through the weekend (Aug. 18 to 19) and will resume business hours on weekdays (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). If situations change over the weekend, we will extend our phone line hours as necessary. SMOKY CONDITIONS

CBC reported dark smoky skies in Prince George this morning, as in the first photo. These smoky conditions moved into our region as well. The second photo from the CRD Kersley Volunteer Fire Department's Chief shows similar skies in Kersley at 2pm today.

The smoke in the Cariboo is mainly due to the large wildfires northwest of our region. For general information about wildfire smoke and your health, contact HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 (toll free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). If you’d like to track smoke patterns and forecast, you can consult: http://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/viewer/run/ops/BSC-CA-01/current/ For an overview of where current wildfires in BC are located, please visit: https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ef6f11c8c36b42c29e103f65dbcd7538&mobileBreakPoint=300 For more information on current air quality, see: www.bcairquality.ca EVACUATION ORDERS AND ALERTS  Recent Evacuation Alerts Lifted PARTIAL LIFT: Mayfield Lake Area Evacuation Alert Partial lift of Mayfield Lake Area, North to Buckley Drive and West to Fraser River Evacuation Alert Aug. 17 @ 12:00 p.m. 342 properties now all clear  Includes the areas around Springhouse, DeSous Mountain, Pablo Creek, English Road and the northwest part of Chimney Valley (Buckley Drive) LIFTED: Hawkins Lake & Eagle Creek Area Evacuation Alert Issued Aug. 10 @ 12:30 p.m.  Impacted 382 properties  Due to the Lang Lake wildfire, south of Lang Lake (C41238)  LIFTED: Lang Lake/Murphy Lake Evacuation Alert Initial order was issued Aug. 10 @ 7:15 p.m. and was downgraded to alert Aug. 13 @ 4:00 p.m. Impacted 72 properties  Due to the second Lang Lake wildfire, North of Lang Lake (C42393)  PARTIAL LIFT: Electoral Area B Partial lift of Fraser River West to Michelle Baezaeko FSR Area Evacuation Alert  1,558 properties now all clear  Includes the communities of Bouchie Lake and Milburn Lake  Current Evacuation Orders 4 current evacuation orders  114 CRD residents impacted  10,048 km2 on order  Dean River North Area Evacuation Order Issued Aug. 16 @ 6:45 p.m.  Includes the Dean River North area, including the Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park  Impacts 57 CRD properties and 5 Ulkatcho properties  Due to the fires in the Tweedsmuir Park (VA1964)  South West Narcosli Creek Area #2 Evacuation Order Partially downgraded Aug. 16 @ 12:30 p.m.; initial order issued Aug. 11, 2018 @ 6:00 p.m. Impacts 23 properties in the Narcosli Creek area  Due to the Narcosli Creek fire (C12302)  North Western CRD Boundary to West of Nazko (Shag Creek) Expanded Evacuation Order Issued Aug. 11 @ 8:30 a.m. and impacts 901 properties  Includes the Titetown, Kluskus and Batnuni areas  Due to the Shag Creek wildfire (C11837)  Initial evacuation order issued Aug. 8 @ 1:00 p.m. and impacted 93 properties  Initial evacuation alert issued Aug. 7 @ 8:00 p.m. and impacted 17 properties  Adjacent to the border with the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechacko, visit rdbn.bc.ca for evacuation alerts or orders in their region  Tatelkuz Lake Expanded Evacuation Order Issued Aug. 10 @ 8:15 p.m.  Impacts 71 properties  Replaced and expanded on the Tatelkuz Lake Alert #2 issued Aug. 7 @ 8:00 p.m.  Due to the Chutanli Lake wildfire (G41607)  Adjacent to the border with the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechacko, visit rdbn.bc.ca for evacuation alerts or orders in their region  Current Evacuation Alerts 7 current evacuation alerts  1,149 CRD residents impacted  4,351 km2 on alert  Mayfield Lake Area Evacuation Alert Initial alert issued Aug. 10 @ 1:30 p.m. and was partially lifted Aug. 17 @ 12:00 p.m. Impacts 28 properties  Due to the Mayfield Lake fire (C22371)  Dean River North Area Evacuation Alert #2 Issued Aug. 16 @ 6:45 p.m.; initial alert issued Aug. 11 @ 10:00 p.m.  Affects 7 CRD properties and 1 Ulkatcho properties  Due to the Dean River Fire (VA1964)  Electoral Area I Boundary to Michelle Baezaeko FSR Area Evacuation Alert (Reduced Boundaries) Issued Aug. 16 @ 12:30 p.m.  Nazko, Baker Creek and Blackwater communities remain on alert  Remaining areas on alert includes 623 properties  Initial alert issued Aug. 11, 2018 @ 10:00 a.m. and reduced the first time on Aug. 14 @ 6:30 p.m. Due to the Blackwater River fire (C12328)  Narcosli Creek Area #3 Evacuation Alert Issued Aug. 16 @ 12:30 p.m.  985 properties included  Includes communities of Narcosli Creek and West Fraser  Due to the Narcosli Creek fire (C12302)  Initial alert issued Aug. 10 @ 11:30 a.m. and expanded Aug. 11, 2018 @ 9:15 p.m.  Intersection of Upper Dog Creek Road and Gustafson Dog Creek FSR Area Evacuation Alert Issued August 11, 2018 @ 4:30 p.m.  1 property  Due to the Wild Goose Lake Fire (C41745)  Adjacent to the border with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, visit tnrd.ca for evacuation alerts or order in their region The BC Wildfire Service/Cariboo Fire Centre's Report can be re-read here