Courtesy of the BC Wildfire Service:
The BC
Wildfire Service plans to conduct a prescribed burn near the city of Williams
Lake and Williams Lake First Nation in an effort to reduce the wildfire risks
in the area.
The
prescribed burn will cover approximately 33 hectares adjacent to White Road.
Burning may begin as early as April 13, 2022 and will continue periodically
until April 30, 2022. The exact timing of the burn will be dependent on
weather, site and venting conditions. Ignitions will proceed only if conditions
are suitable and allow for quick smoke dissipation.
Purpose of this prescribed burn:
*Maintain fuel management treatment work that
was completed in 2010 in this area by remove combustible materials.
*Reduce the wildfire hazard within the wildland
urban interface.
*Promote the growth of local plan species while
reducing the spread of invasive plant species.
While burn
operations are underway, traffic control will be on-site of White Road to
ensure the safety of the public and firefighters.
BC Wildfire Service staff, the Williams Lake
Fire Department and local First Nation fire crews will carefully prepare,
control, and monitor the fires at all times. Smoke and flames from this
prescribed burn will be highly visible from Williams Lake, Williams Lake First
Nation, Highway 97, and surrounding areas.
Learn
More
Prescribed burning is an effective tool which
decreases the amount of fuel (i.e. cured grass and woody debris) available for
wildfire consumption. A factsheet about prescribed burns and ecosystem
restoration burns is available online: https://news.gov.bc.ca/factsheets/prescribed-burns-reduce-wildfire-risks.
To report a
wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555
toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone.
You can
follow the latest wildfire news:
*on the free BC Wildfire Service public mobile app, available for Apple
(iOS) and Android devices
*on Twitter
at: http://twitter.com/BCGovFireInfo
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Facebook at: http://facebook.com/BCForestFireInfo
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