Valley Socked In With Smoke

The other day I had to visit the Museum so I did the ‘short cut’ up Hardy Mtn. Road and past the reservoir. On the way back I took a side trip further up Hardy to get a vantage point of the valley. And took a picture.

The next day it appeared to be much worse and I had to visit the museum once again so I took another pic from the same location. You can see the difference below.

The two fires to the north of us are still going . . . but the crews are holding the line – at least the southern line of the bigger fire.

For the closer fire (Toronto Creek)

Last updated: Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 12:32 PM

Location: Approximately 12 km north of Downtown Grand Forks and about 2 kilometres east of Granby Road.
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Discovered: Saturday, August 11, 2018

Size: 12.0 hectares

Status: Active
• 70% contained
This fire is 70% contained. The remainder of this fire is burning in steep and difficult terrain. Crews are putting a line of hose on this section of fire.

This fire is in ‘being held’ status meaning that the fire has received sufficient suppression action that it is not likely to spread beyond existing or predetermined boundaries under the prevailing and forecasted conditions.

Interface:  Interface Fire

Evacuation Alert is in effect.

As a precautionary measure and in the interest of public safety, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has issued an evacuation alert for properties along Granby Road and Volcanic Creek Road. For more information on this alert, please contact the RDKB at 250 368-0259 or visit their website at www.rdkb.com

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This fire is located in rugged terrain and is displaying active growth.

Crews are working to contain the fire using machine guard and natural features.

Cause: Lightning 

Resources
• 5 firefighters
• 1 helicopters
• 1 heavy equipment
Ground crews continue to action this fire today with the aid of air support and heavy equipment.

For the further away fire (Lynch Creek)

Location: Approximately 25 km north of Downtown Grand Forks and about two km northeast of North Fork Road
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Discovered: Saturday, August 11, 2018

Size: 150.0 hectares

Status: Active
• 0% contained

Interface:  Interface Fire

Evacuation Alert is in effect.

As a precautionary measure and in the interest of public safety, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has issued an evacuation alert for all properties from the junction of Miller Creek Forest Service Road to kilometre 34 on Granby Road. The Granby River is the western boundary. For more information on this alert, please contact the RDKB at 250 368-0259 or visit their website at www.rdkb.com

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The Lynch Creek FSR is closed. Click here for a detailed map.

Cause: Under Investigation

Resources
• 50 firefighters
• 2 helicopters
• 8 heavy equipment
Good progress has been made with containment lines on the south flank of this fire. Crews continue to work on containment on the northwest flank of this fire with the support of heavy equipment and bucketing helicopters.