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Secwepemc Elders Council meeting
Location: Skeetchestn, old school gym
Date : Thursday, September 28th 2017
Time: 9:30AM -2:00PM
Lunch will be provided.
Fall Secwepemc Gathering
Location: Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Nels Nelson Ski Lodge
Date: September 22, 23 & 24, 2017
All meals provided and some travel funding available. ... See MoreSee Less
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Chilcotin Area Command East Wildfire
September 5, 2017
www.bcwildfire.ca
BC Forest Fire Info
@ BCGovFireInfo
Size: 239,657 hectares (estimated), 50% contained.
Resources: 368 firefighters, 180 Canadian Forces Firefighters (on site 4 weeks now), 60 pieces of heavy equipment, 9 helicopters, an IMT and support staff.
Status: Status: Estimated 238,451 hectares (estimated) 50% contained
Cause: Lightning
Resources: 368 firefighters, 60 pieces of heavy equipment, 9 helicopters,
Fire camp in place: Yes – As of tomorrow the Old School House camp will be closed and what hasn’t been demobilized, will get moved to the Hanceville camp.
Objectives: Higher temperatures have increased fire behaviour in areas where pockets of fuel remain within the perimeter. Crews actioned these areas with direct and indirect attack. The north-west flank was strengthened by crews increasing the black line to 100 feet. Crews will continue to mop-up hotspots and patrol the areas along the perimeter. The northern flank of the fire is quiet and crews continue to suppress hotspots identified from infrared aerial scans that are run regularly.
Current off-road vehicle (ORV) prohibition
Since noon Pacific time on Aug. 4, 2017, the operation of any off-road vehicle for recreational purposes on Crown land was prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre, Kamloops Fire Centre and Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety
The use of off-road vehicles was prohibited in these areas due to the extreme wildfire and weather conditions that we’re experiencing in B.C. at this time.
Are there any exceptions to the current ORV prohibitions?
*The prohibition of off-road vehicles and on-highway vehicles does not apply to private lands or national parks.
*The prohibition of off-road vehicles does not apply to emergency responders or to agriculture or commercial/industrial users
who operate vehicles for farming, emergency response or business purposes.
*The off-road vehicle prohibition does not apply to hunting guides and outfitters while they’re using ORVs for business purposes. Such business purposes would include transporting or guiding hunting clients who are using ORVs to hunt or
gain access to the backcountry; transporting supplies; setting up camps; and, general preparations for hunting operations.
However permitted ORV Activities do not include guided clients using ORVs to hunt or gain access to the backcountry.
Hanceville-Riske Creek Fire (C50547)
The B.C. Forest Service Fire Intensity Rank System enables
firefighters to communicate a summarized assessment
of fire behaviour. There are six ranks in the system,
and they are as follows:
Rank 1 is a smouldering ground fire or a fire that
burns in the ground fuel layer. These fires have no open
flame and produce white smoke.
Rank 2 is a surface fire or a fire that burns in the surface
fuel layer, excluding the crowns of trees. These fires
produce visible open flame; have little or no spread, which
is the speed at which the fire extends; and have an unorganized
flame front or a flame front that does not exhibit
all the same characteristics.
Rank 3 is a vigorous surface fire with a moderate rate of spread. They have an organized front and may display
"candling," which is when a tree's fuels ignite and flare up, along the perimeter and/or within the fire.
Rank 4 fires produce grey to black smoke, has an organized surface flame front, and has a moderate to fast rate
of spread along the ground. Short aerial bursts and short range spotting will occur with these fires.
Weather
Wednesday - Mainly sunny. Winds becoming E 10 to 15 with afternoon gusts to 25 km/h in the valleys. Winds E 12 to
18 km/h with afternoon gusts to 30 km/h at higher levels. Min rh 23 to 28%. Highs 26 to 30.
Outlook: Thursday - A southwest flow aloft brings variable cloudiness. Isolated showers developing with a risk of afternoon thundershowers. Winds becoming light to moderate SW to W during the afternoon. Possible strong gusts near convective cloud.
Cooler with highs in the low 20's. Somewhat higher rh's.
Fire Information Officer: Ellie Dupont | 250-659-5718 I HancevilleComIN@gov.bc.ca ... See MoreSee Less
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