BC Wildfire Service estimates the fire could be contained within seven to 10 days
No evacuation orders or alerts were issued
The fire was first reported at approximately 8:25 p.m.
Eastgate and Placer properties in the clear while 2 Kennedy Lake addresses downgraded to alert
The evacuation order for 1,316 properties and alert for 815 properties remain unchanged
Boaters are reminded to stay close to shore to allow skimmers at both lakes
Fire activity is expected to reduce over the course of the night, according to BC Wildfire
Crews continue to work on 81,000-plus-hectare blaze with help from Canadian Armed Forces
A small planned ignition is planned today (Aug. 29) if weather conditions remain favourable
The fire was first spotted on Saturday afternoon
‘You don’t want children crawling around on soil with, you know, high levels of metals’
Skimmer planes and air tankers have been deployed
60 Canadian Armed Forces personnel were been deployed on Saturday, an additional 60 coming Sunday
Skimmer aircraft are also planning on conducting a practice water drop on the blaze on Saturday
More members of Canadian Armed Forces to make trip Saturday
BC Wildfire spokesperson calls Salmon Arm Fire Camp an ‘absolutely fantastic site’
Mounties found a drug lab while helping evacuate homes near the Mount Law wildfire on Aug. 21
FireSmart fuel management spared community damage
Fifth blaze since last year in Cedar Ridge area
A campfire is any fire smaller than 0.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high