More ground crews on way to fight North Shuswap wildfire
Air support flew into help 20 firefighters yesterday as they tried to bring a wildfire in the North Shuswap under control. Measuring 18.5 hectares as of Sunday night, May 1, a wildfire near Horseshoe Bay grew slightly before nightfall as it moved up the steep terrain. B.C. Wildfire...
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Air support flew into help 20 firefighters yesterday as they tried to bring a wildfire in the North Shuswap under control.
Measuring 18.5 hectares as of Sunday night, May 1, a wildfire near Horseshoe Bay grew slightly before nightfall as it moved up the steep terrain.
B.C. Wildfire Service is sending more ground crews to the blaze today, May 2, but fire information officer Shaylee Stearns couldn't say exactly how many.
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A line of fire retardant helped suppress growth further up the mountain yesterday, while helicopters bucketed water and carried in equipment for the 20 wildfire personnel, who are getting help from the Anglemont Fire Department, Stearns said.
Stearns said the wildfire service will update the size of the blaze later today, but with cooler temperatures overnight, it's not expected to have grown since yesterday's 18.5 hectare measurement.
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The Horseshoe Bay wildfire is currently the largest in the Kamloops Fire Centre and is the only one that is out of control. Stearns couldn't provide much detail on the operations plan for the blaze, but she said it will continue to use air support when terrain is too steep.
Closer to Kamloops, there are currently three spot fires less than a hectare in size that are either being held or under control. Another spot fire near Savona is also under control.
All wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre are suspected to be human-caused.
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