Lightening Starts Two New Fires in East Kootenay

Lightening starts two new fires in East Kootenay - Creston Valley Advance

Fire crews have successfully contained two fires in the East Kootenay region, that developed as a result of lightening strikes. Lightening touched down on the outskirts of Marysville on Aug. 12, and started a small fire adjacent to the St. Mary’s River, across from Bootleg Gap Golf Course. In an e-mail, B.C Wildfire told the Kimberley Bulletin the fire is 0.09 hectares, narrowly passing the minimum threshold required for classification in its sy…

Lightening starts two new fires in East Kootenay

Fire crews have successfully contained two fires in the East Kootenay region, that developed as a result of lightening strikes. Lightening touched down on the outskirts of Marysville on Aug. 12, and started a small fire adjacent to the St. Mary’s River, across from Bootleg Gap Golf Course. In an e-mail, B.C Wildfire told the Kimberley Bulletin the fire is 0.09 hectares, narrowly passing the minimum threshold required for classification in its sy…

Firefighters respond to new fire start in Edgewater area | Columbia Valley, East Kootenay

Members of the Edgewater Fire Department responded to a new fire start just outside of Edgewater this morning (August 13). “Following last night’s lightning, a new...