UPDATE: One of Two Burns Lake Area Fires Now Out - Northern Sentinel

UPDATE: One of two Burns Lake area fires now out - The Interior News - Smithers BC

A small fire 10 kilometres south of Burns Lake has been declared extinguished. Fire R11969 was discovered Aug. 25 following severe thunderstorms during which the Prince George Fire Centre logged 3,875 lightning strikes. This fire sparked approximately 500 metres north of 7 Mile Forest Service Road never spread beyond approximately 0.009 hectares. A second larger fire also discovered on Aug. 25 and suspected to have started from lightning, contin…

UPDATE: One of two Burns Lake area fires now out - Northern Sentinel

A small fire 10 kilometres south of Burns Lake has been declared extinguished. Fire R11969 was discovered Aug. 25 following severe thunderstorms during which the Prince George Fire Centre logged 3,875 lightning strikes. This fire sparked approximately 500 metres north of 7 Mile Forest Service Road never spread beyond approximately 0.009 hectares. A second larger fire also discovered on Aug. 25 and suspected to have started from lightning, contin…

Two new wildfires sparked in Burns Lake area - Vanderhoof Omineca Express

Two new wildfires are burning in the Burns Lake area after hundreds of lightning strikes hit the ground in the Lakes District last night. Fire G41970 was discovered on Aug. 25 and is located approximately 7 kilometres northwest of Endako on Bomberger Forest Service Road. As of 9 a.m. on Aug. 26, the fire sits at approximately 20 hectares in size and is considered out of control. Suppression efforts are being taken to limit the spread of the fire…

Two new wildfires sparked in Burns Lake area

Two new wildfires are burning in the Burns Lake area after hundreds of lightning strikes hit the ground in the Lakes District last night. Fire G41970 was discovered on Aug. 25 and is located approximately 7 kilometres northwest of Endako on Bomberger Forest Service Road. As of 9 a.m. on Aug. 26, the fire sits at approximately 20 hectares in size and is considered out of control. Suppression efforts are being taken to limit the spread of the fire…

Two new wildfires sparked in Burns Lake area - The Northern View

Two new wildfires are burning in the Burns Lake area after hundreds of lightning strikes hit the ground in the Lakes District last night. Fire G41970 was discovered on Aug. 25 and is located approximately 7 kilometres northwest of Endako on Bomberger Forest Service Road. As of 9 a.m. on Aug. 26, the fire sits at approximately 20 hectares in size and is considered out of control. Suppression efforts are being taken to limit the spread of the fire…