BC Wildfire Service structure protection assessments for Lladnar Creek Wildfire underway, hand ignitions planned
The Regional District of East Kootenay and BC Wildfire Service say fire growth on the Lladnar Creek Wildfire near Sparwood is being fanned by winds along ridgetops.
The fire is measured at 308 hectares, BCWS incident commander Daniel Cline says structure protection assessments are a priority at this time and resources are being brought over from the St. Mary’s River Wildfire.
An Area Restriction Order to keep the public out of the firefighting area will be activated for the blaze which is highly visible near Sparwood and has prompted an Evacuation Alert for 1,600 residents in the Matevic Road and Sparwood Heights areas.
View an operational update from the Regional District of East Kootenay and BC Wildfire Service on the Lladnar Creek Wildfire below:
The Regional District of East Kootenay has also provided updates for several other active wildfires in the East Kootenay as of Wednesday afternoon.
Find more information from the RDEK below:
UPDATE (July 26, 3:43pm) with info from BCWSRDEK EVAC ORDERS AND ALERTS:• The Evac ORDER for 15 properties in the…
Posted by Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) on Wednesday, July 26, 2023