BC Wildfire reports that crews are working between the Columbia River and the transmission line, mopping up to 50 ft in from the fire’s edge along the fire's southern side.
Crews will continue the use of small-scale hand ignitions and direct attack across the southern side of the fire as conditions are favourable. Along the southeast corner, in the area of the Hobo saddle, crews and heavy equipment continue building a machine guard and using direct attack methods. As conditions allow, crews will continue using small-scale hand ignitions to secure the constructed guard of the southeast corner and western side of the fire.
Yesterday evening, ignitions on the northern side of the fire were completed. Crews on the northern edge will be patrolling the line, going direct attack, mopping up, and extinguishing hotspots.
Plans are in place for ignitions on the southeast perimeter and will be implemented when site and weather conditions allow. The purpose of these ignitions is to remove unburnt fuel between the free-burning fire’s edge and established control lines. This will allow for crews to more efficiently contain the fire perimeter in the valley bottom. Smoke from these planned ignitions will be highly visible to surrounding communities as well as travellers along Highway 95.
For more information on the wildfire status and response, please visit the BC Wildfire Dashboard: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2024&incidentNumber=N21427
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