Mass water delivery system being set up to protect Shuswap properties near wildfire
Work continues on protecting Shuswap properties from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire should it move in their direction.
As of 12:30 p.m.on Friday, the Shuswap Emergency Program issued an update on the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website about the firefighting effort at Adams Lake. It said a mass water delivery system had been moved into the communities affected by the Lower East Adams wildfire, and that the system was being set up and tested. This was in addition to Structure Protection Units also on stand-by in the area.
“The system takes time to set up, test, and reconfigure if necessary,” reads the SEP update. “Structure protection specialists are conducting advanced planning to be prepared if needed. This planning work can also be carried forward to be used in wildfire management planning in future years.” The fire is burning in steep terrain that is unsafe for ground crews. However, the BC Wildfire Service Incident Management Team was working with Interfor to create a strategy for machine guards on the northwest to northeast flanks where feasible.
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