Wildfires burning at Burgess Creek and Endako as B.C. firefighting season gets underway
Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia’s Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke.“I could see lots of trees going up like Roman candles.… There was certainly lots of smoke rising from it,” said Langan, who works as an equipment operator at Mount Polley Mine, about 50 kilometres north of Williams Lake.
Mark Parker, chair of B.C.’s Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, said the evacuation alert for Endako was issued Sunday after 60 km/h winds began pushing the flames toward the community of a few dozen homes that sit on the north side of Highway 16. “A structure protection specialist is en route and will assess the possible need for structure protection upon arrival,” the post said.The Cariboo Regional District issued the alert about the Burgess Creek fire on Sunday night, covering six parcels of land over 32 square kilometres. It said the fire is dangerous and residents should prepare to leave at short notice.
Parker said those in his region, like much of the province, have been worried about the lack of snowpack which is at record lows in B.C.“So, that dry grass season, it’s even drier than it normally would be. It’s always a threat, and we’ve always dealt with some grass fires during the early spring season, but this year they seem to be a lot more volatile, just from the dry conditions.”
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