The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, in co-operation with the Village of Lytton and the Lytton First Nation, is planning to conduct a prescribed burn in the Lillooet Fire Zone to reduce wildfire threats.

The burn is scheduled to start on Monday, March 27, and will be concluded by Friday, April 7, 2017. Trained wildfire crews will carefully control and monitor the fire at all times. Smoke and flames may be visible from the Village of Lytton and from Highway 1.

The prescribed burn will cover 3.5 hectares between Indian Reserve 17 and Ponderosa Way, in the Lytton Creek gully. The exact timing of the burn will depend on weather and site conditions. It will proceed only if conditions are suitable and will allow for quick smoke dissipation and low to moderate fire intensity.

The goal of the burn is to mimic a naturally occurring ground fire and reduce the level of combustible material in grassland and open forest areas. Removal of these fuels helps reduce the threat of interface wildfires.

The BC Wildfire Service anticipates conducting additional burns in the Lillooet Fire Zone in the coming months. An information bulletin will be distributed in advance of these burns.

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

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