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Progress is being reported on the wildfires burning in the Cariboo SHARE ON: The Purdy Lake wildfire, south of Batnuni Lake, is now up 900 hectares in size. Jessica Mack, a Fire Information Officer with the BC Wildfire Service, confirms that due to windier conditions that fire has been active, but she says it is burning away from the area on evacuation alert. “It is moving in a more southerly direction and that is going into the Kluskoil Lake Park, and BC Parks has been engaged regarding supp...

Controlled burn on Deka Lake wildfire dubbed a success SHARE ON: Forest Grove Wildfires, (C. Adams, My Cariboo Now)    The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that a controlled burn on the Southwest of Deka Lake wildfire went extremely well yesterday. (Monday)    Fire Information Officer Jessica Mack goes over some of the details…    “Due to the coordination between our fire fighters, aerial support and heavy equipment, that the burn went as planned.    Firefighters worked throughout...

Evacuations slow as B.C. welcomes out-of-province firefighters to help Poll Yes A motorist watches from a pullout on the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Emergency response staff who are charged with supporting residents threatened by some of British Columbia’s largest wildfires paused for a breath Monday following several turbulent days. Debbie Sell, information offi...

The BC Wildfire Service is conducting a controlled burn on the Southwest of Deka Lake wildfire SHARE ON: Forest Grove Wildfires, (C. Adams, My Cariboo Now) Fire Information Offier Jessica Mack says the controlled burn is being done with a helicopter and some hand ignition. “The goal of this is just to remove any available fuel between the fire’s edge and the fuel free guard that was built by heavy equipment.  This will allow us to slow down and help limit any spread of the wildfire by dec...

"Im happy to report that it has been relatively quiet this morning in the emergency operations centre, meaning that it hasnt been necessary to expand orders and alerts," Sell said Monday. The break has been a relief, but of course staff know it can easily ramp up again, she said. "It kind of goes in fits and starts, as the fires tick off then of course we need to get people out of harms way as quickly as possible." The centre is managing an area that includes Lytton, B.C., which was razed by a...

Controlled burn gets the go ahead for Deka Lake in the Cariboo SHARE ON: Forest Grove Wildfires (C. Adams, My Cariboo Now) The BC Wildfire Service is conducting a controlled burn on the Southwest of the Deka Lake wildfire (southeast of PG) Fire Information Officer Jessica Mack says the controlled burn is being done with a helicopter and some hand ignition. “The goal of this is just to remove any available fuel between the fire’s edge and the fuel-free guard that was built by heavy equipme...

Article content Debbie Sell, information officer for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s emergency operations centre, said evacuation alerts and orders remained generally static, indicating the fires hadn’t moved closer to residential areas. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. Wildfires: Evacuations slow as out-of-province firefighters arrive to help Back to video “I’m happy to report that it has been relatively quiet this morning ...

  NEWS -- Two evacuation orders in the Cariboo Regional District, issued Saturday, meant that residents of 1,132 land parcels had to leave. The orders affected Deka Lake and Judson Road. “Additional equipment and personnel are now arriving in the region to assist first responders battling the 48 active wildfires in the Cariboo Fire Centre,” reads a statement from the Cariboo district. While not all of the land parcels have people living on them, officials say that more than 200 people...

Preparations for controlled burn at Deka Lake begin SHARE ON: (Files by Brody Langager-MyPGNow) BC Wildfire Service personnel are prepping to conduct a controlled burn operation on the Deka Lake wildfire. Helicopters and ground personnel will be used, and this will slow down and help limit the spread of the wildfire. Firefighters are laying hoses along the fuel-free guard in preparation for the burn. A Burn Boss reviewed the burn plan, and it will not begin unless certain conditions are suitabl...

Interior residents asked to avoid recreational activities in areas with evacuation alerts Residents in the Interior are being encouraged to avoid recreational activities in areas where evacuation orders and alerts are in place. According to RCMP, on Canada Day, officers in Deka Lake were trying to notify residents of a new alert when they noticed numerous boats and recreational vehicles on the water. "We know it’s summer, which means it’s boating season, however, this is not the area to b...