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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

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