Tag: BC Wildfires

In addition, emergency management staff including Tanya Spooner and Kyle McGhee were deployed by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness to support evacuees.

Effective today (Monday), the City of Prince George activated the Emergency Social Services Centre (ESS) to support evacuees from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Province-wide there are 85 active wildfires, five them are considered of note.  Three of them are surrounding the Boston Bar area, which has closed two major roadways Highway 1 and Highway 3 (closed at Manning Park). The only roadway connecting the Lower Mainland and the Interior is Highway 5.

The CRD's Evacuation Alert covers 22 parcels, or around 17,894 hectares of land.

The Evacuation Order is for 150 parcels in Beef Trail Creek Fire Area north of Anahim Lake covering 86,850 hectares. The CRD stated due to immediate danger to life safety due to fire, members of the RCMP or other groups will be expediting this action and you must leave the area immediately.

It was issued on August 3rd for 190 parcels in the Nazko area covering 22, 738 hectares.

There are currently 41 wildfires burning in the Prince George Fire Centre, 37 of which are either being held or under control. So far this year, 712,253 hectares has burned in our region.

The warnings extend north to the North Thompson, 100 Mile, Cariboo, Prince George, and Stuart - Nechako areas, which could see highs up to 34 degrees. The BC Wildfire Service says the combination of rising temperatures, fuel drying and more dry lightning increases the probability of new wildfires starting this week.