BC Wildfire Service crews will be conducting a series of controlled pile burns in the Nadina Zone between Sept. 27 and Oct. 28 in collaboration with the Forests for Tomorrow Program.

These fires will adhere to clearly defined burn plans and will only be lit if the weather, site and venting conditions are suitable. BC Wildfire Service firefighters will conduct and carefully monitor these burns which will remove slash and dead trees in the following five areas between Houston and Endako to help prepare them for reforestation.

• Haney Lake
• the 21-kilometre mark on the Maxan Forest Service Road to the 12-kilometre mark on the Fischer Forest Service Road
• Heading Creek Forest Service Road and the China Nose Mountain area
• Snowflake Lake
• Co-op Lake

Smoke from these fires may be visible from Highway 16 and the communities of Houston, Topley, Takysie Lake, Ootsa Lake, Burns Lake and Endako.

To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.

For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, visit: http://www.bcwildfire.ca

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• Twitter: http://twitter.com/BCGovFireInfo
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/BCForestFireInfo

Learn More:

A map of the Nadina Zone can be found online at: http://ow.ly/S61x304Cdgk

A Factsheet about prescribed burns and ecosystem restoration burns is available online at: http://ow.ly/RTiN303JR6T