Logan Lake mayor urges vigilance as Guichon Creek fire risk subsides

“[The BC Wildfire Service] continues to assist the Logan Lake Fire Department in the ongoing response to this incident,” the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said in a statement. “No growth was observed by crews working overnight last night into today.”

The fire was burning Rank 1, meaning a smouldering ground fire with white smoke and no open flame.

“Crews continue mopping up, working on a 100-foot wet line in from the fires edge and extinguishing areas along the guards where there are hot spots that are burning more deeply,” the BCWS added.

The suspected human-caused fire also brought back memories of the Tremont Creek Fire of 2021, and officials – like Mayor Robin Smith – are urging preparedness.

“We’re always saying make sure you FireSmart your own property the best that you can,” Smith said. “That is just doing yourself a favour, beyond that, get the Voyent Alert app.”

“The BC Services app also has an opportunity for emergency services functions as well, so you can access [emergency support services] just by using that app and you don’t actually have to physically go to an emergency services centre, as well.”

Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders across the province and the vast majority are due to the Pear Lake Fire near Clinton. Work is underway to try to allow people return to properties in the South Cariboo that haven’t be damaged, but there is still no estimate as to when that may happen.

Smith said it’s also important to let friends and family know what your plans are, in case of an evacuation order.

“For those of us that are managing emergency situations, things like knowing that people already have plans in place for moving animals and things like that, just make us that much better about the response that we can have to the emergency knowing those things are looked after.”

by Victor Kaisar

Logan Lake mayor urges vigilance as Guichon Creek fire risk subsides

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