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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 equipment.  This will allow us to slow down and help limit any spread of the wildfire by decreasing the am...

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 in the emergency operations centre, meaning that it hasn’t been necessary to expand orders and ale...

  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 have checked in at the region’s designated evacuation centres. “Evacuees from both orders are ...

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 suitable. If the burn goes ahead today, surrounding communities will see increased smoke.

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 boat in now," said S/Sgt. Svend Nielsen. "These orders are put in place to ensure public safety and w...