UPDATE: The planned ignitions on the Flat Lake (C41602) wildfire have been successfully completed on the south section of the fire perimeter in the Alberta and McKinley Lakes area. This section of the fire perimeter has been brought down to established roads that personnel are using as control lines. Bringing the fire perimeter to this area further secures the control lines and has created safer and easier access for ground crews and for direct water delivery to the fire line. Additional planned

UPDATE: An aerial track was completed of the Christie Mountain (K51287) wildfire earlier today, and it is now approximately 2,035 hectares in size. In this short video, taken looking west over Penticton from within the fire perimeter, you will see minimal fire behavior which led to limited growth on the fire over the last few days. The BC Wildfire Service would like to thank the residents of Penticton and surrounding communities for their continued support in our response efforts, and in their d

UPDATE: The planned ignition on the White Rock Lake wildfire (K61884) was 975 hectares in total size. The burn plan objectives were to mimic natural wildfire with up to 30% tree mortality and understory woody debris consumption. The Irish Creek area has over 40 years of woody debris buildup. Areas that had significant fuel build up, combined with very steep slopes, burned with more intensity. This resulted in a patchwork burn with pockets of more intense fire behaviour that is seen when natural

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