Firefighters are establishing control lines within the Slocan Lake Complex where raging wildfires has prompted evacuation orders for the entire Village of Slocan on Sunday morning.
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has expanded its evacuation order for the B.C. village of Slocan to include six properties and the Evans Creek Campground on the west side of Slocan Lake.Posted: Jul 28, 2024 7:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
BC Wildifre Service said it's expecting an increase in fire activity on the Ponderosa wildfire, now mapped at 6.7 square kilometres, and the Mulvey Creek wildfire at about 11 square kilometres, burning on the either side of the village. Smoke from the Mulvey Creek wildfire in the Central Kootenay region of B.C. in this photo posted by the BC Wildfire Service on July 23. "I did a drive through the community, through the village, looking, and most people had left by that point," she said.Lunn said being able to give people notice ahead of time was a silver lining and helped officials organize a bus for those who couldn't leave to take them to an evacuation centre in Castlegar.
"I don't have numbers of how many people have chosen to stay behind. It happens with every evacuation order at this point," Seguin told CBC News. Seguin said the latest evacuation orders were among a series in place in the regional district, encompassing a total of 1,026 properties.
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