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More Evacuation Alerts have been lifted in parts of the South Cariboo. SHARE ON: (Map provided by Cariboo Regional District) The Cariboo Regional District has lifted the evacuation alert for the Green Lake area and partially lifted the evacuation alert for the Sheridan Lake #3 areas. CRD Chair Margo Wagner. “The area that stayed on alert buts up to the order area, and the one that we have lifted is more kind of the North Green Lake and the Horse Lake/Sheridan Lake area.” Both were being impacted by the Flak Lake wildfire. And the evacuation alert for Canim Lake has been lifted and the ev...

Lightning sparks new wildfires in the Cariboo SHARE ON: Fire Information Officer Madison Smith explains where they were. “A lot of them did lie in the west regions of our fire centre, so the far West Chilcotin and then the northwest of the Quesnel region, and we did have a few we’re just picking out in the Horsefly Lake area.” One of those was out at Salt Lake, which is about 55 kilometres north of Anahim Lake. “It is currently estimated at 100 hectares in size and is out of control.  We currently have 8 personnel, one helicopter, and skimmers actioning the fire.  We do have two pie...

Chasm wildfire no longer listed as Wildfire of Note SHARE ON: Big Stick Lake Fire - Cariboo Fire Centre As of 9:00 PM Sunday, the Chasm Wildfire is no longer classified as a Wildfire of Note by the BC Wildfire Service. The fire was classified as ‘Under Control’ on July 29th. The fire is still listed as 454 hectares on the BC Wildfire Service Dashboard. With the removal of this fire, there are now six wildfires of note within the Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC). Because of unpredictable convective winds that came with a storm cell on July 31st, fire activity and behaviour increased significantl...

Planned ignitions continue on Flat Lake Fire SHARE ON: Smoke near 70 Mile House - Photo Submitted - Leisa Henderson Fire behaviour is expected to increase on the Flat Lake wildfire as higher temperatures are forecasted for the rest of the week. Wildfire Information Officer Rosalie Macaulay says the fire is currently mapped at 39,584 hectares, and crews are working to secure the east, west, and south sides of the fire. She says a guard on the north side of the fire has been completed. If conditions permit, a planned ignition will happen on the northwest of the fire today. Macaulay says there ...