Progress being made on wildfires near Seymour Arm: CSRD
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SALMON ARM, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting good progress on the wildfires near Seymour Arm.
In a news release issued Friday (July 19) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says BCWS helicopters are bucketing all four spot fires in the Seymour Arm area. Additionally, there was no overnight growth on the 0.8-hectare Lower Blueberry Creek wildfire that’s closest to Seymour Arm.
The CSRD says there are a total of 12 fires currently active in the Shuswap Emergency Program (SEP) area but most of them are very small, including some single-tree fires. None are threatening populated areas.
The 19-hectare Mara Mountain wildfire is the largest in the east Shuswap, but the CSRD says it’s seven kilometres away from any structure. However, the Mara Mountain wildfire is burning in steep terrain and is inaccessible for BCWS crews.
