Five wildfire rehabilitation projects and burns will be taking place near 100 Mile House over the month.
The 100 Mile House Natural Resource District, with BC Wildfire Service support, will be conducting pile burning projects in areas of past wildfires.
BC Wildfire said that burns will start tomorrow (Wednesday, November 5th) should conditions be favourable, and will continue to the end of December.
The Wildfire service said in a release that the rehabilitation project includes burning multiple piles in five treatment areas from previous wildfires throughout the zone.
- Approximately 100 piles northwest of the Pendleton Lakes in the area of the 2024 wildfire C41350.
- Approximately 85 piles in the area of the 2023 wildfire C40384.
- Approximately two piles south of Canim Lake in the area of the 2021 wildfire C41100.
- Approximately two piles southwest of Green Lake in the area of the 2024 wildfire C41438.
- Approximately one pile west of Flat Lake Park in the area of the 2021 wildfire C41602
The Wildfire Service added that smoke and flames may be visible to the surrounding communities, and fire crews will remain on-site each day to monitor fire activity and ensure the burns have died down.
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