There
are currently 47 active wildfires within the Cariboo Fire
Centre.
Today is forecasted to be warm and
dry, with the potential for some precipitation in areas of the
fire centre over the next several days. The fire danger rating
in the Quesnel Zone is moderate with pockets of low in the west and a pocket of
high in the east and the Horsefly Zone is high with pockets of moderate.
The Chilcotin, Central, and 100 Mile Zones remain high to extreme. The BC Wildfire Service website displays the current fire
danger rating for the province here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/wildfire-situation/fire-danger
At
this time, the BC Wildfire Service has not implemented any backcountry
closures. All trails and backroads that are not affected by Area Restriction
Orders, Evacuation Orders, or are otherwise under municipal jurisdiction,
remain open for public use. There are currently several provincial parks
affected by wildfires; check the BC Parks website for updates on
alerts and closures. Members of the public must remain vigilant and act
responsibly when recreating in the backcountry. Know before you go: check the
local fire danger rating, download the BC Wildfire Service app and stay up to
date with location-specific wildfire information.
Wildfires of Note
There are nine Wildfires of Note
within the Cariboo Fire Centre. Three fires are being managed by an Incident
Management Team (Succour Lake, Flat Lake, and S of Canim Lake). Below is a
summary for your information, and you can also find these details on the Wildfire of Note page, which is updated twice daily. Before this summary is sent
out, the Wildfire of Note pages will be updated.
Purdy Lake
The wildfire is estimated to be
7,900 hectares in size. No significant growth occurred yesterday
or over the past several days. Crews have worked hard over the past
several days, taking advantage of favorable conditions and have made notable
progress with fire suppression. BC Parks have been engaged regarding
suppression in the Kluskoil park.
An Evacuation
Alert has been issued by the Cariboo Regional
District. This Evacuation Alert area now borders the Evacuation
Order and Evacuation Alert issued by the
Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for the Grizzly Lake wildfire in the
Prince George Fire Centre.
McKinley Lake
The McKinley Lake wildfire is 1,834
hectares in size. No new growth has occurred in the last several
days. Personnel and equipment have established guard around the entire
fire and are now patrolling the edges of the fire and actioning hot
spots. The wildfire remained within containment lines yesterday.
An Evacuation
Alert issued by the Cariboo Regional District
for Crooked Lake remains in effect.
Chasm
The Chasm wildfire is 398 hectares. There
was no significant growth on the fire yesterday. Personnel and equipment have
made notable progress on the south and east flanks. Skimmers were on site
yesterday actioning the northeast flank to help cool the fire for crews to
continue with direct fire suppression. Smoke and aerial resources may continue
to be visible from Highway 97 over the next several days.
An Evacuation
Alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola
Regional District.
Young Lake
The Young Lake wildfire is
estimated at 680 hectares. Minimal fire growth was observed on the
fire yesterday and over the past several days. Crews will be on
site today to establish structure protection for values in
the vicinity of the wildfire. This fire is being managed by the
Sparks Lake Incident Management Team. The priority remains the Spark
Lake wildfire and the Young Lake wildfire is being resourced by the Incident
Management Team as needed.
Big Stick Lake
The wildfire north of Big Stick
Lake is estimated to be 6,580 hectares in size. No significant
growth occurred yesterday. The fire has impacted Highway 20. As
of today, Highway 20 near Kleena Kleene is open, with Dawson Road
Maintenance piloting members of the public through when it is safe to do so.
Crews are working today to keep Hwy 20 protected. Telus has completed
assessments of their fibre optic lines and replaced all
poles that were compromised by the wildfire.
An Evacuation Order is in effect
for the Big Stick wildfire area. This order replaces the Evacuation Alert
issued by the Cariboo Regional District on July 10.
An Evacuation Alert issued by the
Cariboo Regional District has been expanded and remains in effect for the Big
Stick wildfire area.
Hotnarko Creek
The Hotnarko Creek
wildfire is estimated at 1,500 hectares. Firefighters and heavy equipment are
working along the east side today. Highway 20 is now fully open to Bella Coola,
though the highway may be closed with limited notice if wildfire activity
increases. Crews and equipment are still working in the area of Hwy 20. We are
asking drivers to slow down near crews and equipment.
Summary
of other wildfires
Below
is a summary of some of the active fires, by zone, as of today. For current
sizes on wildfires not listed below, please check the All
Current Wildfires web page.
Quesnel
Fire Zone
There are eight active
wildfires burning in this zone.
4fires are now classified as
under control and 4 are out of control.
Central
Cariboo Zone
There are seven active wildfires
burning in this zone.
2 fires are now classified as
under control and 5 are out of control.
100
Mile Fire Zone
The
Incident Management Team is managing wildfires to the north of Highway 24 and
east of Highway 97 within this zone. There are 28 active wildfires burning in
this zone with a total of 19, 815 hectares burned. All fires and reports of
wildfires are continuing to be assessed and actioned in priority sequence. The
most notable wildfires are:
S of Canim Lake
This wildfire is estimated at 2,343 hectares. Last night ground personnel remained on site to monitor wildfire activity. Today crews are working to establish a hose lay on the northeast corner. Structure protection personnel have been deployed and are being supported by fire crew personnel. Decreased visibility has made accurate size tracking challenging in recent days.
The Cariboo Regional District has
upgraded the existing Evacuation Alert to an Evacuation Order on the south side
of Canim Lake. The north side remains on an Evacuation Alert.
Succour Lake
The Succour Lake wildfire
is estimated at 529 hectares. There has been minimal growth of this
wildfire over the last 10 days. It is
not immediately threatening any communities or access roads at
this time. However, due to the potential for warm and dry conditions combined
with the proximity to values, evacuation alerts remain in
effect.
The Cariboo Regional District has
expanded the existing evacuation alerts on both the north and south sides of
Canim Lake (See above).
Flat Lake
The Flat Lake wildfire
is 15,838 hectares. There was a small amount of growth on to the
southeast yesterday. There was no growth towards 100 Mile house and Highway 97
was not immediately threatened. Today crews and equipment are
working to establish indirect control lines to support planned
ignitions that will occur when conditions permit. Personnel are on
site monitoring fire activity through the night.
On July 17, 2021, the Thompson
Nicola Regional District upgraded an Evacuation Alert to an Order for the Flat
Lake Wildfire Electoral E (Bonaparte Plateau) in the vicinity of Gustafsen and
Neilson Lakes. The additional Evacuation Alert issued by the Thompson
Nicola Regional District remains in place. The Evacuation Order and
Alert issued by the Cariboo Regional District remain in place.
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