Fire officials say new wildfires are in the northern and central fire zones of the island. They are concerned that more lightning strikes may occur in the coming days.
Hundreds of lightning strikes on Vancouver Island Wednesday Some new wildfires have broken out. wildfire service.
A firefighter is responding to 10 wildfires within the North Island and Central Fire Zone with the support of firefighting aircraft, fire officials said. I'm here.
None of the new fires in coastal fire zones are considered wildfires of note. Notable wildfires are highly visible or pose a threat to people and property.
Gordon Robinson, fire intelligence officer for BC Wildfire Service, said all fires were less than a hectare, but that changed as winds picked up and the fires spread. There is a possibility.
"More flare-ups can also occur from lightning strikes that may smolder for some time before they become visible."
} Robinson said more lightning could hit northern Vancouver Island on Thursday and Friday, but he doesn't expect it to be as strong as Wednesday's thunderstorm.
Meanwhile, he said he mapped 208 hectares of Southgate River fires north of the Campbell River, also caused by lightning last week. It is remote and does not threaten the structure.
"We had two of his men, a number of helicopters, and an incident management team working on the problem with support from the logging industry operating in the area. I have," he said.
Meanwhile, the British crew continues to fight a bushfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 500 facilities in the Okanagan of southern Columbia. I'm here.
According to the BC Wildfire Service, the Keremeos Creek fire covers 68 square kilometers southwest of Penticton, and most of the recent increase was due to the planned fires needed to create the control line. It is due to ignition.
Crews are also working on a fire approximately five kilometers west of the town of Spurwood, northeast of Fernie. According to the BC Wildfire Service, firefighting equipment, structural protection units, and personnel have arrived to actively begin triaging and evaluating property in the Sparwood area.
#BCWildfire Services continue to respond to the Cummings Creek wildfire (N11051). #SparwoodWe would like to thank all the structural protection support that has come together to protect this community. pic.twitter.com/pWznivjxhm
— BC WildFire Services (@BCGovFireInfo) August 11, 2022
According to BC: 27 of them have caught fire in the last two days. wildfire service.
Of the eight notable wildfires currently burning in Kamloops and the Southeastern Fire Center, only the fire near Penticton continues to keep residents away from their homes.
Seven other fires have not escalated significantly in recent days, and according to the WildFire Service website, about 3 square kilometers of fire in grasslands northwest of Kamloops is now 'pending'. ”, allowing the crew to complete the building. control line.
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— with files from The Canadian Press
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