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Multiple Evacuation Alerts and Orders Lifted in Cariboo Fire Centre

Evacuation Alerts and Orders across the Cariboo Fire Centre have been lifted this afternoon, September 16. However, one new Evacuation Alert has been issued.

The Evacuation Orders for the Beef Trail Creek Fire Area and Area 2, Charlotte Lake Fire Area, and Dusty Lake Fire Area have been lifted by the Ulkatcho First Nation and Cariboo Regional District.

The Cariboo Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for the Holtry Creek Area. A portion of the Dusty Lake Fire Area, covering the east side northeast of Nimpo Lake, approximately 313 km west of Williams Lake, is included in the Holtry Creek Evacuation Alert.

The Alert covers 65 parcels, for approximately 26,826 hectares.

The Holtry Creek Evacuation Alert (top left), and Evacuation Alerts in the Cariboo Fire Centre. [Image from Cariboo Maps Acgris.com]
The Beef Trail Creek wildfire is located approximately 350 km west , and the Dusty Lake wildfire is located approximately 300km west of Williams Lake.

The Beef Trail Creek Area Order was issued on September 2, and Area 2’s was issued on September 5. The Order covered a combined total of 459 parcels, covering approximately 140,425 hectares.

Charlotte Lake – Dusty Lake’s Evacuation Orders were issued on September 5. The Alert covered a combined total of 505 parcels, covering approximately 107,962 hectares.

Smokey Lake’s Evacuation Alert, which was first issued on September 14, was lifted on September 16.

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Teryn Midzain
Teryn Midzain
Teryn is a News Reporter based in Quesnel, B.C. He started his career in local journalism in Abbotsford, B.C, where he attended the University of the Fraser Valley studying English and Media Communications. He spent six months living in London, UK, studying journalism and working in the field before returning to focus on building a long-term career. A passionate sports enthusiast, he moonlights as an amateur race car driver and plays Dungeons & Dragons when he is not on the clock or out in nature.

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