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Emerald Lake Wildfire grows to 100 hectares in size
The largest fire has reached 100 hectares with crews using airtankers and helicopters to contain it amid hot, dry, and windy conditions, BC Wildfire Service said.
- On Sunday, Aug 10, the Emerald Lake wildfire was discovered northwest of 100 Mile House and west of Lac La Hache, now estimated at 100 hectares four kilometres southwest of Emerald Lake.
- Amid hot, dry and windy conditions, the BC Wildfire Service lists lightning as suspected cause for all three fires.
- Fixed-Wing airtankers and helicopters support ground crews, with BC Wildfire Service crew on site aided by a helicopter, displaying Rank 4 fire behaviour with intermittent torching.
- BC Wildfire Service is responding to three out-of-control wildfires in the northwest South Cariboo, with access blocked on the Enterprise Forest Service Road from 36 km to 47 km markers.
- Following recent discoveries, crews await relief as the BC Wildfire Service identified three new wildfires as of Tuesday, Aug. 12.
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Wildfire west of 100 Mile House listed at 200 hectares; crews report lower fire behaviour
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — A wildfire west of 100 Mile House has grown in size but isn’t burning as aggressively. The Emerald Lake wildfire burning nearly 39 kilometres south of Williams Lake is measured at around 200 hectares in size. In an update Monday (Aug. 11), the BC Wildfire Service says the increase in size is due to a better estimate as smoke disrupted their crews’ vision of the entire fire on Sunday (Aug. 10). When crews initially responde…
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