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Chasm wildfire no longer listed as Wildfire of Note
SHARE ON: Big Stick Lake Fire - Cariboo Fire Centre
As of 9:00 PM Sunday, the Chasm Wildfire is no longer classified as a Wildfire of Note by the BC Wildfire Service.
The fire was classified as ‘Under Control’ on July 29th. The fire is still listed as 454 hectares on the BC Wildfire Service Dashboard.
With the removal of this fire, there are now six wildfires of note within the Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC).
Because of unpredictable convective winds that came with a storm cell on July 31st, fire activity and behaviour increased significantly on the Flat Lake fire according to the CFC. These winds caused the fire to cross the machine guard in two spots, but crews and structure protection personnel responded to the northeast excursion, and worked overnight to contain it. On Sunday, crews are working to secure the guard on the northeast, and a new machine guard will be built. Planned ignitions will continue when conditions and v
Kamloops Fire Centre has almost half of the wildfires of note in the province
SHARE ON: White Rock Lake Fire (Photo supplied by BC Wildfire Service)
According to the BC Wildfire Service Dashboard, there are 244 active wildfires across BC, and 37 of those are considered of note.
The Cariboo Fire Centre has 38 active fires, seven of those are of note.
And the Northwest Fire Centre has five active fires, with one of note.
According to Emergency Management BC, there have been over 1,200 wildfires in BC since April 1st, with over 550,000 hectares burned across the province.
There are over 3,000 firefighters and other personnel battling the blazes, with 202 helicopters and planes, and 301 out of province firefighters.