Mount McLean Fire
Location: 4 km NW of Lillooet, BC
Specific Location: NE of Seton Lake ~Lat 50° 42´ 14″, ~Lon 122° 03´ 44″
Date of Origin: 07/22/2009 (discovery date)
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/14/2009 10:30 am
Personnel: 52 fire fighters, 3 helicopters, 3 heavy equipment
Size: 3,696 hectares
Percent contained: 70%
Previous evacuations have been rescinded. All evacuation alerts and orders have been rescinded.
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 7:30 pm
Personnel: 81 fire fighters, 10 helicopters, 5 heavy equipment
Size: 3,802 hectares
Percent contained: 50%
The Evacuation Order has been downgraded to an Evacuation Alert. Some fire activity in a couple of spots, will action with helicopters.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 41 fire fighters, 14 helicopters, 19 heavy equipment
Size: 3,802 hectares
Percent contained: 0%
Burn off was successful yesterday. There is almost no fuel left between the hillside and the town.
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Situation as of 08/03/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 39 fire fighters, 15 helicopters, 19 heavy equipment, 17 structure protection specialists, 45 support staff.
Size: 3,333 hectares
Percent contained: 0%
Evacuation order issued to the Bridge River Indian Band. Other evacuation orders are in place for the west side of the Fraser River and it has been extended to Kayoosh First Nations and Bridge River. An evacuation order applies for the Northeast shore of Seton Lake. The evacuation alert has been extended to the entire Lillooet District. All previous evacuation alerts still apply.
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Situation as of 08/02/2009 11:00 am
Personnel: 59 fire fighters, 15 helicopters, 19 heavy equipment, 17 structure protection specialists, 45 support staff.
Size: 2,650 hectares
Percent contained: 0%
The fire now within 1 km of Lillooet. An evacuation order applies for the Northeast shore of Seton Lake. The evacuation alert has been extended to the entire Lillooet District.
Building line with crews and heavy machinery on the E flank above Lillooet and well as on the W flank. Helicopters are bucketing water and laying retardant lines along the W and SE flanks. Burn-off activities will occur when and where possible.
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Situation as of 07/29/2009 9:00 pm
Personnel: 53 fire fighters, 40 support personnel, 17 structural protection staff, nine pieces of heavy equipment, and 15 helicopters.
Size: 1,800 hectares
Percent contained: 0%
The fire has grown in the direction of Shalalth/Seton Portage.
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Situation as of 07/28/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 53 fire fighters, 40 support personnel, 17 structural protection staff, nine pieces of heavy equipment, and 15 helicopters.
Size: 1,060 hectares
Percent contained: 0%
Heavy lightning in the area has produced additional fires, most of which have been actioned or assessed by the Lillooet Fire Zone. Helicopters are being shared from this fire to provide support to these new fires as needed.
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Situation as of 07/27/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: ~150
Size: 1,000 hectares
Percent contained: 0%
Evacuation order was issued by the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District for properties on the NE shore of Seton Lake. 57 fire fighters, 40 support personnel, six structure protection staff, nine pieces of heavy equipment, and 14 helicopters. A sky crane helicopter, with a bucking capacity of approximately 1400 gallons, will join the fleet today.
Kelowna Fires
Includes Rose Valley Dam, Terrace Mountain, Glenrosa - Westbank Fires
Location: West Kelowna, BC
Specific Location: W of Rose Valley Lake, Okanagan Lake, Glenrosa. Lat 49° 50´ 58″, Lon 119° 40´ 06″
Date of Origin: 07/18/2009
Cause: Human, under investigation
Terrace Mountain Fire
Situation as of 08/14/2009 10:00 am
Personnel: 459 firefighters, 12 helicopters, 77 heavy equipment
Size: 9,277 ha (est.)
Percent Contained: 75%
The Evacuation Order has been rescinded for an estimated 1,499 Westside Road residents living between the south end of Ewings Landing and the northern boundary of Lake Okanagan Resort. These residents will remain on short notice evacuation alert. The evacuation order will remain in effect for approximately 18 residents in Fintry High Farm and District lots off South Terrace Main.
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Terrace Mountain Fire
Situation as of 08/11/2009 7:30 am
Personnel: 475 firefighters, 16 helicopters, 108 heavy equipment
Size: 9,158 ha (est.)
Percent Contained: 75%
Effective 12:00 p.m. Wednesday , August 12th, the Evacuation Order will be rescinded for an estimated 1,499 Westside Road residents living between the south end of Ewings Landing and the northern boundary of Lake Okanagan Resort. These residents will remain on short notice evacuation alert. The evacuation order will remain in effect for approximately 18 residents in Fintry High Farm and District lots off South Terrace Main.
Cooler moist weather has arrived and crews are reinforcing their fire guards.
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Terrace Mountain Fire
Situation as of 08/07/2009 9:30 am
Personnel: 421 firefighters, 16 helicopters, 91 heavy equipment
Size: 8,550 ha (est.)
Percent Contained: 40%
Effective 8:00 a.m. Thursday, August 6th, the Evacuation Order will be downgraded to an Alert for the Traders Cover and Bear Creek Road north residents that have been impacted by the Terrace Mountain wildfire.
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Terrace Mountain Fire
Situation as of 08/05/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 371 firefighters, 16 helicopters, 88 heavy equipment
Size: 8,000 ha (est.)
Percent Contained: 40%
This fire is now estimated at 8,000 hectares, however this increase in fire size is a reflection of the successful burnoff operations. With temperatures easing firefighters are getting the break they need to focus their efforts on strengthening fireguards along the north and west.
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Terrace Mountain Fire
Situation as of 08/03/2009 5:45 pm
Personnel: 264 firefighters, 16 helicopters, 83 heavy equipment (over 400 total)
Size: 7,500 ha
Percent Contained: 30%
An evacuation order has been issued by the Regional District of Central Okanagan for approximately 2500 residents. For more information on evacuations please call either the public info line at 250-469-8490 or if you are a member of the media call 250-469-8493.
This morning the S side of the fire was the most active. Both helicopters and airtankers have been flying continuously during daylight hours to extinguish hot spots to keep the fire perimeter from flaring up.
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Terrace Mountain Fire
Situation as of 08/02/2009 1:00 pm
Personnel: 237 firefighters, 16 helicopters, 83 heavy equipment
Size: 7,025 ha
Percent Contained: 30%
The Terrace Mountain Fire grew significantly yesterday due to wind; it is estimated to have grown 2500 hectares. The evacuation order has been reissued and extended. Firefighters were pulled back from endangered positions. More air and ground support is enroute.
The current active crown fire was not a result of the burning off activity; this fire burned over the fireguard that was built. Extremely dry fuels, wind speed, and wind direction all contributed to the fire’s vigorous growth.
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