Evacuation Orders expanded due to Hullcar Mountain wildfire

Aug 7, 2024 | 10:23 AM

More North Okanagan residents were forced to leave their homes due to the growing wildfire near the Splatsin First Nation.

The Township of Spallumcheen issued an Evacuation Order on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Later that night, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District issued an order for properties on the east side of Salmon River Road from 2325 to 2621, and on the west side of Deep Creek Road from 2160 to 2310.

The Splatsin First Nation also issued Evacuation Orders Tuesday night from 4860 and 4910 Hullcar Road, and for 5214 Clcahl Road.

The orders were issued as the Hullcar Mountain wildfire continued to grow Tuesday, reaching an estimated size of 670 hectares as of 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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Spallumcheen, Splatsin and the CSRD also expanded their Evacuation Alerts to cover more properties.

The Okanagan Indian Band also issued an Evacuation Alert Tuesday evening for properties on Heywood-Armstrong Road.

People under an Evacuation Order are urged to leave their properties immediately. Emergency Support Services for evacuees can be found online here; at the Township Reception Centre located at the Armstrong Spallumcheen Fairgrounds at 3315 Pleasant Valley Road, Armstrong; or at the CSRD’s Reception Centre at 555 Harbourfront Drive NE, Salmon Arm.

People under the alert should pack their grab-and-go bags with essential items and copies of important documents, and be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.

The Township of Spallumcheen launched an interactive Evacuation Alert and Order web portal that people can use to track the situation. Updates on Evacuation Orders and Alerts were also being published at the CSRD and the Splatsin websites.

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) said the fire increased to rank three and four behaviour Tuesday due to the high temperatures and gusting winds, adding the fire was reclassified as a Wildfire of Note overnight.

There were six Initial Attack Crews, one rappel crew, three parattack crews, and one wildfire officer, for a total of 41 personnel, assigned to the Hullcar Mountain wildfire as of the last update, with assistance from five bucketing helicopters.

The BCWS added heavy equipment and structure protection resources were also on the scene to support the firefighting efforts.

The fire remained classified as Out of Control Wednesday morning and was still believed to have been caused by lightning.

by Liam Verster

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