BC Wildfire Service: Light rain did not impact fires
KAMLOOPS — Rainfall over the weekend helped ease some of the evacuation orders across the Thompson Nicola region, but it was not enough to have an impact on the wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
“The first one of note is the White Rock Lake fire, so that one is estimated to be 32,312 hectares,” said BC Wildfire Service Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald. “On July 31, they saw some aggressive overnight fire growth that was observed along the south plank toward Seaton Lake where much of the fire perimeter crossed over onto the Salmon River Forest Service Road there.”
The fire growth put nearby properties on evacuation order on Aug. 1 and 2, but it has since been rescinded to an evacuation alert. Surrounding properties near the Sparks Lake fire are also on evacuation alert as it remains the biggest fire in the province, sitting at nearly 70,000 hectares and has merged with the nearby Young Lake fire, becoming one.