Officials confirm 7 homes lost in St. Mary’s River wildfire near Cranbrook
A number of homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that started in the ʔaq̓am community northeast of Cranbrook, while much of the area remains under an evacuation order or alert, according to local officials who provided an update on Wednesday afternoon .
“It is quite devastating and we do have folks that know and understand that their home is gone,” Pierre said. Upon arrival, there was a downed power line and a fire burning in multiple directions driven by heavy winds, heading northeast on to the reserve lands, down towards the St. Mary’s River and up the hill.
BC Wildfire Service personnel and Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services soon split up; the former working on forested areas to manage egress routes, while the latter focused on structure protection, anchoring at homes and fighting the fire using anything they could. Significant ground resources are also on the east flank to ensure there’s no growth back towards the ʔaq̓am community.
The fire has not jumped the south bank of the St. Mary’s River, however, Klein said the BC Wildfire Service and partners such as CP Rail are constantly monitoring the area and making sure there are resources available to respond if necessary.Offers of help and assistance have been pouring into the ʔaq̓am community that has been close to overwhelming.
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