Resources now assigned to wildfire northeast of Lumby
The B.C. Wildfire Service began its response to the Sitkum Creek wildfire Wednesday.
The fire sparked July 18 and grew significantly over the weekend, reaching 1,501 hectares as of noon Tuesday, July 23.
The B.C. Wildfire Service had initially not dedicated any resources to the fire as it was in an inaccessible area that would have posed safety concerns to the wildland firefighters on the ground, but there was some movement on the fire’s western flank which opened an opportunity for crews Wednesday.
The BCWS confirmed with Vernon Matters that a team of 10 BCWS firefighters were on the ground actioning the blaze, and were being supported by two danger tree fallers clearing debris from the area. A heavy bucketing helicopter was also assigned to the fire Wednesday.