Out-of-control Jumbo Creek grows to over 1,000 hectares near Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
BC Wildfire Service says direct suppression would offer limited benefit as 69 firefighters and two helicopters monitor the lightning-caused blaze in steep terrain.
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Four fires burning near Clinton grow to nearly 200,000 hectares - Barriere North Thompson Star
The wildfires in and around the Big Bar complex near Clinton are still burning out of control, and as of Saturday morning (Aug. 8) cover an area of almost 200,000 hectares. The Pear Lake fire near Clinton is estimated at 136,485 hectares, while the Rim Lake fire between Loon Lake and Chasm is estimated at 4,795 hectares. The French Bar Creek fire around Big Bar is estimated at 39,044 hectares. The Bonanza Creek wildfire, burning to the west of t…
Out-of-control Jumbo Creek grows to over 1,000 hectares near Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
The Jumbo Creek wildfire has jumped over the 1,000 hectare mark and is still burning unchecked, five km north of the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park. Now listed at 1,043 hectares, the wildfire is being left to burn, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service dashboard, with minimal resources commit...
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