BC Wildfire Service braces for heat peak, warns of potential new starts
Crews are adding helicopter water drops and other support as smoke from more than 80 wildfires and dry weather raise new fire risks.
- Incident commander Hugh Murdoch said more resources are arriving near Kimberley to help crews battle fires as the region prepares for a heat peak this week.
- Environment Canada expanded heat warnings on Wednesday as the Wildfire Service warned that "warming and drying conditions" are elevating the potential for new wildfire starts.
- Smoky skies from more than 80 wildfires are prompting air quality advisories across the province, with conditions expected to worsen in northeastern and central regions.
- Fires forced evacuation orders including a new order Tuesday south of Boston Bar, while residents 200 kilometres northeast of Vancouver initially refused to leave.
- Crews managing the Bootleg Complex near Kimberley are preparing for a "significant weather day" Thursday by deploying a "large water delivery system" via helicopters to bypass low streamflows.
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A wildfire in Washington State has crossed the border into B.C., the North Cascades National Park Service Complex says. Border 2 Fire, 2.4 kilometres east of Hozomeen just south of the Canada-U.S. border, crossed into B.C. and into the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest lands in the east, according to an update from the park service Wednesday (July 22). Border 1 and Border 2 wildfires combined and are now a total of 121 hectares. The fire is bel…
Washington wildfire crosses border into B.C. - Northern Sentinel
A wildfire in Washington State has crossed the border into B.C., the North Cascades National Park Service Complex says. Border 2 Fire, 2.4 kilometres east of Hozomeen just south of the Canada-U.S. border, crossed into B.C. and into the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest lands in the east, according to an update from the park service Wednesday (July 22). Border 1 and Border 2 wildfires combined and are now a total of 121 hectares. The fire is bel…
Penticton Western News
Washington wildfire crosses border into B.C.
A wildfire in Washington State has crossed the border into B.C., the North Cascades National Park Service Complex says. Border 2 Fire, 2.4 kilometres east of Hozomeen just south of the Canada-U.S. border, crossed into B.C. and into the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest lands in the east, according to an update from the park service Wednesday (July 22). Border 1 and Border 2 wildfires combined and are now a total of 121 hectares. The fire is bel…
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Children cool off in a backyard sprinkler as Cochrane prepares for a hot stretch of summer weather, with highs near 30 C expected this weekend. CochraneNow/FilePhoto.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } A hot stretch of weather is settling into Cochrane this week, with daytime highs expected to reach around 30 C on Friday before temperatures gradually cool over the weekend. Despite the warmer-than-average condition…
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