ShareForest Fire update
Updated AUG 5, 2010
Since April
1, the
Southeast
Fire Centre
has seen a
total of 160
fires, 44 of
which has
been
person-caused
and 116
lightning-caused.
In
comparison
to last year
at this
time, the
Southeast
Fire Centre
had a total
of 351
fires, 73 of
which were
person-caused
and 278 were
lightning-caused.
As the
Southeast
Fire Centre
is currently
experiencing
low wildfire
activity,
some of our
crews have
been
deployed to
busier fire
centres in
the
province.
A few
fires of
note
include:
A 116
hectare fire
dis-covered
on July 28
in the
Beaverfoot
River area.
This fire is
burning in
an old cut
block and is
located in a
remote area.
Most
recently,
there is a
lightning-caused
fire burning
in a remote
area near
Horne Creek.
The fire is
210 hectares
in size. No
structures
or
communities
are at risk.
Prohibitions:
As of July
5, 2010, all
open fires
are
prohibited
throughout
the
Southeast
Fire Centre.
Fireworks
and burning
barrels are
also
restricted.
Currently
there is no
campfire ban
for the
southeast;
how-ever, we
are
monitoring
weather
conditions
very
closely.
Individuals
are allowed
to have
campfires as
long as
their fire
is smaller
than 0.5
metres by
0.5 metres.
Campers are
required to
have a
shovel or at
least eight
litres of
water near
by to
extin-guish
their
campfire.
Campers are
also
required to
build a fuel
break one
metre around
their
campfire.
For more
information
please refer
to the last
page.
SIX DAY
OUTLOOK:
Risk of
thunderstorm
activity for
Friday
afternoon
and evening.
Upper winds
could bring
smoke from
the Cariboo
and Kamloops
fires to the
northern
regions of
the
Southeast
Fire Centre.
Saturday now
appears to
be the
favoured day
for showers,
with the
extreme
north most
prone. An
approaching
trough and
cold fronts
could
produce
significant
winds on
Saturday
bringing
smoke to the
rest of the
region.
Sunday is
fore-casted
for
unsettled
conditions.
A
southwesterly
flow with
unsettled
conditions
is expected
for Monday
and Tuesday.
Unsettled
conditions
are
forecasted
for
Wednesday as
well.
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