BC Wildfire says the Lower Blueberry Creek fire showed no signs of growth overnight. Two initial attack crews, four smokejumpers and a heavy helicopter are working the blaze.
Smoke rises from the Blueberry Creek wildfire, which is located in the hills above Dasnier’s Bay along Shuswap Lake., four smoke jumpers and a heavy helicopter are working the fire, which was estimated on Friday morning at 0.8 hectares.
The CSRD also said its emergency structure-protection program laid a grid of firehoses to protect properties along Blueberry Road and Thorpe Road in Dasnier’s Bay. “It can take a few days before fires can flare up. More fires in the area may result in the coming days,” the CSRD said, adding that the heavy helicopter is also bucketing three other spot fires in the Seymour Arm area.Fire forces closure of Highway 97 near Peachland, B.C.
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