Despite improving conditions, many communities remain under evacuation order or alert
The BC Wildfire Service has been extinguishing blazes faster than new ones are cropping up in recent days, thanks to cooler and wetter weather in much of the province.
As of Sunday morning, 372 fires are burning, an overall drop of about 60 from early last week. In the last 24 hours, five new wildfires have been discovered, but BC Wildfire has put out another 33. The residents of more than 600 properties in and around Slocan were told late Saturday afternoon that they had to pack up and leave by 8 a.m. Sunday. They're threatened by numerous wildfires, the most dangerous of which is the Komonko Creek Wildfire. It was found on July 19 and has since grown to 2,288 hectares.
The five others include: The 14,293-hectare Antler Creek Wildfire, which currently has evacuation alerts in place around Wells and Barkerville; the 5,445-hectare Dogtooth FSR Wildfire, which has evacuation orders and alerts in place south of Golden; the 23,035-hectare Shetland Creek Wildfire, which has alerts and orders in place from about Ashcroft to Spences Bridge; the 637-hectare Aylwin Creek Wildfire, which has orders in place for several communities along the west side of Slocan lake; and...
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