On August 8th, the BC Wildfire Service made a recommendation to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen to downgrade evacuation orders to alerts in the northern area of the fire The BC Wildfire Service continues to re-evaluate its recommendations to The Osoyoos Indian Band, the Kootenay Boundary Regional District and the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen regarding downgrades to evacuation alert and order areas based on current fire risk and activity. Baldy Ski area.ĩ6 Mexican firefighters continue to work within high priority areas of the fire on the south and east flanks. ![]() Structure protection equipment will remain setup in the Mt. This is now with containment and with crews patrolling and continuing mop up of this area. The larger planned ignitions will occur in coming days if/when the weather allows, and further communications will be provided prior to this occurring.Ĭrews yesterday worked on a small spot fire on the west that was visible from the town of Oliver. Saturday, due to precipitation falling on and around the fire ground, no planned ignitions will take place and crews will continue mopping up containment lines and patrolling the fire ground for hot spots. Manning Park.įriday further small hand ignitions took place in the north to assist in tying in containment to prevent the fire entering Vaseux drainage and were completed with success. Please refer to BC Parks for information on impacts to E.C. Manning Park, and the Whipsaw Trail is currently closed. As a result, BC Parks issued a partial closure of E.C. 22, 2021.īCWS is working closely with BC Parks as the Garrison Lake fire has burned into E.C. The fire perimeter was mapped recently and that map is available at the following link: K62088 - Garrison Lake Fire Perimeter - Aug. BCWS continues to prioritize the safety of all responders and the public, communities and critical infrastructure. ![]() The new size estimate reflects this previous growth, and is not indicative of fire growth over the last week. While the fire grew significantly last weekend, it has since slowed thanks to weather conditions that are aiding BCWS wildfire suppression efforts. ![]() Please refer to DriveBC for the most current driving condition: DriveBC. Highway 3 is not threatened by the wildfire under prevailing conditions, though smoke will be visible to drivers. Highway 3 remains open and BCWS is working closely with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to protect the public and the highway corridor. The fire is looking very quiet behind Eastgate. Structural protection personnel will continue to work on SPU systems at Kennedy Lake, and maintain systems as needed around Eastgate. Bucketing helicopters will assist ground objectives throughout the day as needed. Heavy equipment continues to support the development of fire guard construction, with a focus today on the Whipsaw-Garrison area down to the Huckleberry. On the southwest flank, firefighters are working in the Bonnevier Creek and Bonnevier Ridge. On the west flank, crews will continue with danger tree assessments and falling, and will mop up from the Whipsaw FSR to Whipsaw Creek. Weather has been advantageous in reducing fire behaviour, with periodic scattered rain showers, cooler overall temperatures, and higher minimum relative humidity.Ĭrews are focused in several key areas today: in the east flank, crews will continue to strengthen the guards and mop up spots from Sunday Summit to Sunday Creek, and will target hot spots from South Fork guard to the Sunday Summit North guard. Small, planned ignitions will take place in the north of the fire using hand and limited aerial ignitions today and tomorrow as weather allows. ![]() Baldy area to be downgraded to Alert and structural protection equipment will now be removed today (Aug 25). The BC wildfire service has recommended the Evacuation Order for the Mt. Crews and the IMT are currently working to finalise containment options in the north east and crews are continuing mop up on all other edges. With cold temperatures, high humidity and some precipitation over the fireground, the fire is currently stalled with little to minimal growth.
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