Dozens of people living near the South Okanagan community in Keremeos were allowed home Wednesday. The crew made headway in fighting an out-of-control wildfire. However, the forecast of stormy weather may mean new troubles.
BC Wildfire Services said evacuation orders were eased after overnight crews used drones to map hotspots around the 6,700-hectare Keremeos Creek fire.
READ MORE: Dozens of evacuees return home from Keremeos Creek wildfires
Twin Lakes and Areas immediately north of Olala are allowed to return to their homes, with more than 490 properties in Olala itself, Apex and parts of Green Mountain Road under evacuation orders.
More than 900 other facilities are still under evacuation warnings and National Highway 3A remains closed to traffic.
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The spread of the fire has slowed and is trending away from Route 3A and residential areas, but crew members continue to fight fires. are facing the challenge of On its western flank, Fire Intelligence Officer Mikhail Elsei said Wednesday.
Crew members are also on high alert as storms are expected in the area.
Read more: Thunderstorms forecast for multiple parts of British Columbia.
"Weather forecasts indicate a potential lightning event. There are extreme winds and rains as well,” he said.
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"We are tracking that system. Basically, when the system sees it, it responds accordingly.”
The Coastal Fire Center is aware of this potential lightning event and is preparing for it. and expect more fires to be reported in the coming days. For up-to-date information on current wildfire activity, visithttps://t.co/WaILD7UIMG or download the#BCWildfire mobile app.
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) Aug 10, 2022
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Only Okanagan was not BC. Areas at risk of fire from stormy weather on Wednesday. The BC Wildfire Service said it is fighting multiple new fires at its Coastal Fire Center, including 10 of his on north and central Vancouver Island due to lightning strikes.
Services said 1,371 personnel were deployed on active fires, and another 512 of his British counterparts were on standby ahead of the expected stormy weather in southern Columbia. It said 83 helicopters and 33 air tankers were available, and wildfire crews from Alberta were arriving to help on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, this season. The Normin Creek bushfire near Lytton, one of the first serious blazes, was removed from B.C.'s list of "wildfires to watch" on Wednesday. The south, northeast, and east flanks of the fire were stable with no aggressive fire movement, according to the WildFire Service.
The active portion of the fire, located entirely within Nuraka Pamkus Heritage Park in the Stein Valley, is jointly managed by Lytton First Nation and BC Wildfire Services.
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