While all eyes are on the Christie Mountain fire near Penticton, the BC Wildfire Service is keeping tabs on a few other out of control wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
Fire Information Officer Gagan Lidhran says the Laluwissin Creek, southeast of Lillooet, is still about 10 hectares in size, with 23 personnel on site today.
“We have two helicopters assigned to the incident and no structures are immediately threatened for that fire,” she told NL News.
As well, she says the Barriere Pass Forest Service Road fire on the north side of Adams Lake is burning at about 20 hectares in size, but no structures are being threatened right now.
“We’ve got 31 personnel and two helicopters assigned to that fire. It’s a surface fire with an organized flame front. It is burning in very steep terrain, which is posing a slight challenge for our firefighters on the ground who are working away,” Lidhran said.
“It is posing a challenge to crews on the ground but it’s not atypical of the terrain in that area.”
The Eagle Pass Mountain fire was reported yesterday, but BC Wildfire Service crews haven’t been able to make it to the frontlines just yet, says fire information officer Gagan Lidhran. It’s located in a remote area north of Highway 1 between Salmon Arm and Revelstoke .
“We did have a helicopter fly over and do an assessment,” she said, noting the fire is now about two hectares in size. “Because of the terrain and the limited road access to the area, wildfire personnel are still trying to find a safe way to access the fire.”
The nearby 15 hectare Crazy Creek wildfire is now being held with no further spread anticipated at this time. There is a 20-person crew on scene there right now as the fire continuing to smoulder with a small amount of open flame.
On a more positive note, there are three fires that are classified under control – the Gold Creek Forest Service Road fire at the southeastern end of Adams Lake is still only listed at 0.25 hectares size.
An 8.7-hectare fire near Humamilt Lake and a 0.30-hectare Hummingbird Creek fire south of Sicamous are also classified as under control.
As B.C.’s unusually quiet wildfire season has come to an abrupt end, Lidhran is asking people to contact the wildfire service is people see smoke, in case it is a new fire that sparked. You can do so at 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a cellphone.
