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By Marty Hastings

WILDFIRE WATCH

Evacuation alert in place for Browntop Mountain area

Jul 22, 2024 | 2:03 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — An evacuation alert has been issued by the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Emergency Operations Centre for 316 parcels in the Browntop Mountain area.

The alert — issued due to potential danger to life and health due to wildfire — covers 107,913 hectares to the east of Likely and a portion of Cariboo River Provincial Park.

The community of Likely is not included in the alert area.

Residents will be given as much advance notice as possible prior to evacuation, but may receive limited notice due to changing conditions, according to the CRD.

Click here for more information on what to do while an alert is in effect.

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The 3,380-hectare Antler Creek wildfire is among the blazes threatening the area.

As of 1:30 p.m. on July 22, there were 337 active wildfires burning throughout British Columbia.