by Sara Golling on Monday Aug 20 2018
Recent announcements on air quality have stressed the hazards of breathing smoky air to children, old people, and anyone with respiratory issues such as asthma. But it’s bad for everyone, and we should all avoid it, whatever our age and level of health.
Need convincing? Here’s some information about wildfire smoke from the NASA website: ...
by RDKB on Monday Aug 20 2018
On the advice of the BC Wildfire Service, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has rescinded an evacuation alert for 22 addresses near the Toronto Creek Fire, on the east side of the Granby River Valley. The Toronto Creek Fire is now fully contained and guarded, and classified as under control by the BC Wildfire Service.
Those addresses no longer on evacuation alert include all...
by Kyra Hoggan on Monday Aug 20 2018
Ed. Note: I’m writing this in the first person to allow for a little bit of editorial latitude, because I found this both charming and great information to have, especially during fire season.
I posted a story about a truck fire this morning, in part applauding two civilians, Pastor Rachel McFaddin and retired Castlegar firefighter Tom Berisoff, for quick action attempting to...
by Regional District of Central Kootenay on Monday Aug 20 2018
All current Evacuation ALERTS remain in effect:
- Bulldog Mountain wildfire, affecting the area along Lower Arrow Lake from Renata to Shields
- Deer Creek wildfire, affecting the area from south of Deer Park at Cayuse Creek, northwest along the lake to the end of Broadwater Road, and north to the end of Deer Creek Forest Service Road
-...
by Kyra Hoggan on Monday Aug 20 2018
A local pastor has apparently expanded her repertoire from saving locals from hellfire to saving locals from truck fires as well, after an incident Monday morning in Blueberry.
The incident occurred just after 11 a.m.
“I just so happened to look out my window and saw some really black smoke, and thought, ‘Well, that’s odd’,” said Kinnaird...
by Boundary Sentinel on Monday Aug 20 2018
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operations Centre continues to monitor the wildfire situation in the Boundary region,
RDKB staff said there are currently more than 151 fires burning within the Southeast Fire Centre with 80 addresses remaining on Evacuation Alert in the region, including three areas near the Santa Rosa, Toronto Creek and Lynch Creek fires.
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by Regional District of Central Kootenay on Sunday Aug 19 2018
The RDCK Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is fully staffed and active this morning.
We are aware of a fire reported in the vicinity of the old mine site near the Galena Trail, between Three Forks and New Denver. We will provide more information as soon as we can.
Saturday was a busy day across the province, and the RDCK was no exception. New evacuation ALERTS were issued for the...
by Contributor on Sunday Aug 19 2018
In a media release Sunday, the BC Wildfire Service said the weather permitting, crews will be conducting planned ignitions on the Meachen Creek wildfire located within the Meachen Creek drainage, approximately 10 kilometres southwest of St. Mary Lake in the Southeast Fire Centre.
The BC Wildfire Service said this planned ignition will remove unburned fuels between the fire and the...
by Contributor on Saturday Aug 18 2018
To help people affected by the wildfires that are burning around B.C., the Province of British Columbia will match all donations to the Red Cross, up to $20 million.
“The Red Cross is on the ground, helping people and communities affected by the wildfires burning around the province,” said Jennifer Rice, Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness. “The Province is supporting...
by Castlegar Source on Saturday Aug 18 2018
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued Evacuation Alerts for two areas:
· All of Syringa Provincial Park and southeast along Lower Arrow Lake to the Hugh Keenleyside Dam in Robson. The alert covers a large area and includes 26 residential addresses—including the Waterfront at Arrow Lake which has 57 units—and a popular campground with...
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