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Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:35 AM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is committed to keeping the public informed about wildfire activity in the province.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 6:15 PM
The BC Wildfire Service is urging members of the public to stay away from active wildfires wherever they may be in the province.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 5:50 PM
BC Wildfire Service crews are conducting controlled burnoff operations on the Ashcroft Reserve wildfire. This activity may continue for the next few days.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:08 PM
BC Wildfire Service crews will conduct a controlled burnoff operation on the south side of the 150 Mile House fire today (July 12, 2017) to create a clear and safer perimeter where ground crews can work.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 10:52 AM
A public access restriction for areas around the Sutherland Road wildfire is now in effect and will remain in force until the public is otherwise notified. This restriction was put in place to protect the safety of the public and firefighting personnel.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 6:50 PM
A public access restriction for the areas around the Thuya Creek and Dunn Lake wildfires is now in effect and will remain in force until the public is otherwise notified. This restriction was put in place to protect the safety of the public and firefighting personnel.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 6:15 PM
BC Wildfire Service personnel are currently responding to 25 lightning-caused wildfires throughout the Southeast Fire Centre. Although some of these fires are highly visible from surrounding communities, none of them are immediately threatening communities or structures.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 5:45 PM
The BC Wildfire Service is fully prepared to respond quickly to any wildfire activity in the Coastal Fire Centre. Although some resources are being deployed to the Interior to help fight the large fires there, sufficient firefighters and equipment will remain in the region to maintain a first response capability locally.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:00 PM
The first of 310 firefighting personnel from other Canadian agencies began arriving in British Columbia on Sunday, July 9, 2017, to help the BC Wildfire Service get the upper hand on the 225 wildfires that are burning in the province.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 11:00 AM
Members of the public are advised that Branch 4 of Maggie Lake Forest Service Road, about 10 kilometres northwest of Ucluelet, will be closed July 17 - July 23, 2017, in the interest of public safety, to allow for the replacement of major culverts.
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