There are no evacuation alerts or orders associated with these fires
Aug 11, 12:00 p.m.: Three of four wildfires west of Witset are still active, but the one closest to the village is now under control according to the BC Wildfire Service. Two remain listed as out of control, but are still very small and there are still no evacuation alerts or orders associated with these blazes. The BC Wildfire Service is responding to four new wildfires in and area west of Witset this morning suspected to be sparked by lightning overnight.
Crews and aviation resources are responding. While the fires are all currently small, accessing some of them is a challenge due to their remoteness.All the fires are listed as out of control, but are only 0.009 hectares in size.It says a full response is initiated when there"is a threat to public safety and/or property and other values, such as infrastructure or timber. During a full response, a wildfire is suppressed and controlled until it is deemed"out.
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