BCWS Crews, Helicopters Respond to Pair of Wildfires in Heffley Creek Area (Kamloops)

BCWS crews, helicopters respond to pair of wildfires in Heffley Creek area (Kamloops)

UPDATE 8:26 p.m. Three BC Wildfire Service helicopters and two initial attack crews are responding to a pair of fires near Heffley Creek Wednesday night. BCWS fire information officer Taylor Coleman said an initial attack crew has been assigned to each of the fires and were attempting to gain access...

Crews respond to wildfire in Lyons Creek – Sun Peaks Independent News

Smoke from wildfire K21136 in the Kamloops Fire Centre near Heffley Creek on July 30. Photo via Karly Marshall/Facebook BC Wildfire crews are responding to a 4.89-hectare, out-of-control fire in Lyons Creek, approximately six kilometres northeast of the Heffley Creek area.   No structures are threatened at this time. The wildfire is approximately 23 kilometres west of Sun Peaks.  “The fire was detected on [Wednesday] July 30,” a BC Wildfire repr…

Lightning sparks 2 small wildfires north of Kamloops

Lighting has sparked two small wildfires north of Kamloops on Wednesday. The two fires are located near Lyons Lake, which is northeast of Heffley Creek. The largest of the two fires, K21136, is estimated at 4.89 hectares and is burning out of control. Eight firefighters are responding to the fire. The smaller fire, K21140, is estimated at 0.1 hectares. Four firefighters are responding to this fire. Three helicopters are working on both fires, th…

Lightening caused fires break out north of Kamloops

The high heat and storm system which rolled over the Kamloops area Wednesday afternoon has left its mark. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting a pair of new wildfires have broken out in the Heffley Creek area, on the east side of the Yellowhead. The fires are both listed as less than one hectare in size. BC Wildfire is reporting they’ve dispatched a four-person team to fight the fires, which are listed as 0.1 and 0.4 hectares respectively in the…

Pair of small wildfires spark near Heffley Creek

KAMLOOPS — The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says two small wildfires that sparked north of Kamloops Wednesday (July 30) were likely caused by lightning. The fires are burning northeast of Heffley Creek. One fire is just west of Lyons Lake while the other is just south of the lake. Neither fire has grown to 1 hectare yet. BCWS has not listed the resources it has assigned to the fires. There are no related evacuation alerts or orders in place from t…