It's not often that forest fires are a big concern at Thanksgiving. But the coastal fire centre says continuing dry weather means high to extreme fire danger throughout the lower mainland and Southern Vancouver island. The centre says fuels on the forest floor are very dry, and warm breezy days with no precipitation will not lower … [Read more...]
Wildfire burning west of Peachland
September 9, 2012 by
A wildfire is burning fast west of Peachland. Peachland Mayor Keith Fielding says it's actually outside his district, so no evacuation alerts are in place for his residents at this time. He says crews are on scene at the blaze in the upper Treppanier area, where there are some homes. No details yet from the provincial wildfire centre on the … [Read more...]
Small wildfire burning near Squamish
September 3, 2012 by
BC fire fighting crews are finishing off their long weekend by dealing with yet another blaze. Coastal Fire Centre Information oOfficer Marg Drysdale says the new blaze is near Squamish. "Just South of Sqaumish we currently have a fire that is 20 metres by 100 metres we do have an initial attack crew on site with the Squamish Fire … [Read more...]
Summer over, but not wildfire season
September 2, 2012 by
We may be nearing the end of summer, but B.C.’s wildfire season is far from over. Coastal fire information officer Marg Drysdale says the season typically ends after a long-term cooling trend, and that's not in the forecast. In the coastal fire zone, Drysdale says more fires have actually sparked this year than last. "Last year, we had 94 … [Read more...]
Wildfire burning south of Fort St. John
May 12, 2012 by
We already have activity on the wildfire front as crews battle a blaze just south of Fort St. John. Fire Information Officer Jill Chimko says gusting winds have the fire already pushing forty hectares in size. "We do have some homes in the area and that is the main focus for us right is structure protection we do have high confidence of success … [Read more...]
