Evacuation alert still in effect for wildfire near Spallumcheen in North Okanagan – Okanagan | 24CA News
A wildfire sparked by lightning on Friday afternoon within the North Okanagan, southwest of Armstrong, is at present listed at 3.2 hectares in measurement.
The blaze on Grandview Mountain, initially sized at 0.8 of a hectare, spawned an evacuation order shortly after it was found.
That order, issued by the Township of Spallumcheen, was downgraded to an alert within the night.
The alert is for properties alongside Round Lake Road, Grandview Flats Road and Highway 97A. Click right here for an inventory of the affected addresses.
BC Wildfire Service crews, together with air assist, have been dispatched to the situation of the hearth, and the township’s hearth division offered help. Crews stayed on scene till 9 p.m.
“Crews continue to work the fire area aggressively and deal with hot spots as they occur,” mentioned the township.
The township additionally closed the doorway trails to Mount Rose Swanson and is asking the general public to keep away from that backcountry space.
Five different wildfires are burning within the area.
The largest is the Star Creek hearth. It’s additionally within the North Okanagan, round 28 kilometres north of Cherryville, and is estimated to be 10 hectares in measurement.
Discovered on Thursday afternoon, it’s deemed to be uncontrolled and is assumed to have been began by individuals.
Another hearth is burning at Weyman Creek, about 50 kilometres west of Vernon. It was found on Friday afternoon and is listed as a spot hearth. The trigger is below investigation.
In the Similkameen Valley, two small fires are burning about 12 km northeast of Tulameen.
Both are considered lightning-caused and have been found on Friday; one within the afternoon, the opposite within the night.
The Dry Lake hearth, the furthest of the 2 from Tulameen, was listed as uncontrolled on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, the Peatbog Road hearth is claimed to be held.
Lastly, within the Shuswap Highlands, the Vegetation Creek hearth was additionally listed as spot-sized on Saturday morning.
It was found on Friday afternoon and is considered lightning-caused. It is about 17 kilometres north of Anglemont.
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