Wildfires

There are currently 4 wildfires being actioned by Puntzi Creek Complex personnel in the Chilcotin.

Earlier today (September 23) the Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre lifted the Alert issued back on August 31st for the Tsetzi Lake Fire area 125 kilometres west of Quesnel to an all clear.

The Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre lifted today (September 22) the Suey Bay Fire Area Evacuation Alert.

As of yesterday (Friday) there are currently 22 active wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre.

The Suey Bay wildfire on Horsefly Lake is estimated to be 2,331 hectares in size.

The Ulkatcho First Nation and the Cariboo Regional District have rescinded the Evacuation Alert in the Holtry Creek Fire Area. The Alert was issued on September 16 and included portions of the Dusty Lake Fire Zone, approximately 310 km west of Williams Lake. The alert covered 65 parcels and 26,826 hectares.

The Cariboo Regional District at the Emergency Operations Centre issued an Evacuation Alert for the Suey Bay Fire area on Horsefly Lake.

The Evacuation Orders in the Beef Trail Creek Area and Area 2, the Dusty Lake Area, and Charlotte Lake Area have been Lifted by local First Nations Bands and the Cariboo Regional District on September 16.

Both the Beef Trail Creek and Dusty Lake wildfires in the Chilcotin were quite stable over the weekend.