Meanwhile, the Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) downgraded some evacuation orders to alerts near the Casper Creek and Downton Lake fires on Sept. 8.
Evacuation orders and alerts remain for Casper Creek, Downton Lake wildfires, burning a combined 9,123 hectares in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.
Evacuation orders and alerts remain for Casper Creek, Downton Lake wildfires, burning a combined 9,123 hectares in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.
Wildfire crews in British Columbia are bracing for an incoming weather system expected to bring strong winds and dry lightning by Thursday, but conditions are already flaring in at least two areas of the province.
Favourable weather has lessened the risk posed by the Casper Creek wildfire near Anderson Lake, BC, leading the SLRD to downgrade its evacuation order.