Sunday Storm Sparks New Fires
By 250 News
Monday, August 02, 2010 02:11 PM
Prince George, B.C.- The thunderstorm that rolled through Prince George yesterday afternoon touched off 5 new fires in the Prince George Fire Centre.
Senior Protection Officer, Brent Bye says the fires were all sparked in the McGregor River region.
Four initial attack crews are battling the new fires.
The Tatuk Lake fire south of Vanderhoof is 65% contained but an evacuation alert remains in effect for residents of the area.
The Schooler Creek fire, 30 km west of Hudson’s Hope is now about 237 hectares in size in an area in accessible to fire fighters.
The Binta Lake fire, 37 km southwest of Fraser Lake is 50% contained. This fire is about 80 hectares in size. There are 60 firefighters, 2 helicopters and 6 pieces of heavy equipment battling this blaze.
To the south of Prince George, an air quality advisory is in effect for Quesnel and Williams Lake as a number of forest fires in the Cariboo continue to rage:
o 140 Mile: 12 hectares ablaze, about 10 km south east of Williams Lake. There are 7 BC Forest Service firefights and 20 volunteers working on this one. They have support from two helicopters.
o Dog Creek: 40 Km west of 100 Mile House, 6,200 hectares on fire, evacuation orders and alerts in effect.
o Marguerite Ferry: 2km south of Alexandria, 133 hectares in size
o Meldrum Creek: two large fires within this area. One fire, 2-3 kilometres south of Meldrum Creek is 2,000 hectares in size. The other fire, near Bald Mountain, is 1,000 hectares . evacuation order in effect. There are 180 fireline personnel on site today, along with 14 overhead staff. There are 194 fire control staff.
Helicopters and air tankers as directed by fire control and air operations staff.
o Pelican Lake : 23 km north of Nazko . 5,000 hectares ( estimated)
There are three large fires within this area. The largest fire, approximately 10kms to the north of Pelican Lake, is 2,500 hectares. To the south, another fire is 1,500 hectares. The other fire, 8kms to the southwest of Euchinico Creek, is 1,325 hectares in size. An evacuation order is in effect
There are three large fires within this area. The largest fire, approximately 10kms to the north of Pelican Lake, is 2,500 hectares. To the south, another fire is 1,500 hectares. The other fire, 8kms to the southwest of Euchinico Creek, is 1,325 hectares in size. An evacuation order is in effect
o Quesnel River: 7 kms east of Kersley 5 kms west of the Quesnel River . This fire is about 130 hectares in size. There are 10 firefighters battling the flames
o Twan Lake: Twan Creek (40 km north-west of Williams Lake) This fire is 1,900.0 hectares (estimated) . There are 180 fireline personnel on are site today and 17 pieces of equipment
o Upper Wentworth Lake (40 km west of Kersley) 2,000.0 hectares (estimated) There are five pieces of heavy equipment working on this fire.
o West of Alexis Creek (85 km west of Williams Lake) 7,300.0 hectares (estimated) There are three large fires within this area. The two largest fires, northwest of Alexis Creek, and south of Bull Canyon, are 5,200 and 7,300 hectares in size.
The other fire, approximately 19kms west of Alexis Creek, is 4,668 hectares. An Evacuation order is in effect for Bayliff Road area near Alexis Creek. For more information contact the Cariboo Regional District at 250-392-4283. There are 100 firefighters and 4 pieces of heavy equipment. Heavy equipment is working in conjunction with Forest Service staff to build fire guards around the fire's perimeter to prevent any further growth. A specially trained Type 1 Incident Management Team is now on site to manage these fires.
The other fire, approximately 19kms west of Alexis Creek, is 4,668 hectares. An Evacuation order is in effect for Bayliff Road area near Alexis Creek. For more information contact the Cariboo Regional District at 250-392-4283. There are 100 firefighters and 4 pieces of heavy equipment. Heavy equipment is working in conjunction with Forest Service staff to build fire guards around the fire's perimeter to prevent any further growth. A specially trained Type 1 Incident Management Team is now on site to manage these fires.
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Posted by: gus on August 2 2010 3:27 PM
Click on the above to watch a clip from Russia of volunteers driving through a wildfire along a public road to escape from a the village.
I think this is a "what not to do to protect yourself from such a situation"