US EditionWildfire Near Lytton, B.C., Prompts Local State of Emergency, Evacuation Order
- On July 1, 2025, a state of emergency was announced by authorities in the Thompson-Nicola area in response to several wildfires near Lytton and Chase, British Columbia.
- This emergency followed a period of unusually hot and dry weather, with temperatures rising well above normal for the season and a heightened risk of lightning that increased the chance of wildfires.
- BC Wildfire Service crews, aided by Lytton First Nation firefighters, battled several fires including the out-of-control Izman Creek fire, which covers 25 hectares and prompted evacuations.
- The wildfire near Nikaia Creek, covering nearly six hectares on the western bank of the Fraser River opposite Lytton, is currently uncontrolled but is not anticipated to grow beyond its existing boundaries.
- Authorities issued multiple evacuation orders and alerts for properties near the fires, closed Highway 12 to non-local traffic, and the conditions suggest continued risks from ongoing weather patterns.
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State of Local Emergency, Evacuation Orders Near Lytton, BC, Due to Wildfires
A southern district in B.C. has declared a state of local emergency and issued evacuation orders due to rapidly spreading wildfires near Lytton, a village devastated by a similar blaze in 2021. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders in the Blue Sky Country region because of the “immediate danger to life safety” caused by two wildfires near the small community, located roughly 250 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. An evac…
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