Photo: Shuswap Emergency Program
UPDATE 18:20
BC Wildfire Service says the forest fire in Horseshoe Bay is now classified as “contained”.
This means that firefighters believe that it will not spread beyond its current limits of 18.5 hectares under current conditions.
UPDATE: 11:05
A forest fire in Horseshoe Bay on the northern shore of Lake Shushuap saw “little growth” overnight.
BC Wildfire Fire Chief Shailey Stearns says the fire saw this growth “on top of the fire” in steep terrain.
It continues to be mapped as 18.5 hectares burned.
An amusement line was successfully set up on Sunday, and ground crews working on the flanks of the fire were backed by a helicopter carrying equipment to the top of the fire, as well as bucket water.
Stearns says the fire department is considering adding more staff to the blaze today, but that number is not yet known.
Photos from the area today show very little smoke.
Stearns says the fire burns at ranks 1 and 2, which means it’s a slow-moving, smoldering earth fire.
Lower temperatures at night have seen low activity in the morning, but may rise when the day gets warmer.
Photo: Contributed
ORIGINAL: 9:45 am
A forest fire that broke out on the northern shores of Lake Shushuap on Thursday is still burning out of control.
The BC Wildfire Service website shows that the fire has grown to 18.5 hectares. It was estimated at 15.7 hectares on Saturday.
The fire in Horseshoe Bay, near St. Ives, is believed to have been caused by humans.
The Shuswap emergency program has not been updated this morning, but earlier it was said crews are expected to continue fighting the fire over the weekend.
Twenty members of the BC Wildfire crew were assigned to the fire, supported by helicopter support.
Fifteen new fires have broken out across British Columbia in the last two days alone.
Eight are at the Kamloops Fire Center, which covers Shuswap and Okanagan.
Four are in the Southeast Fire Center and three in the Caribou.
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