RiverTALK FREE Ju l y 2 3 , 2 0 2 1 | Vo l u m e 1 2 , No. 0 6 Diligence urged as fire activity continues in region Local residents are urged to be vigilant as the fire season con- tinues to escalate and drought conditions persist. The BC Wildfire Service...
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RiverTALK FREE Ju l y 2 3 , 2 0 2 1 | Vo l u m e 1 2 , No. 0 6 Diligence urged as fire activity continues in region Local residents are urged to be vigilant as the fire season con- tinues to escalate and drought conditions persist. The BC Wildfire Service re- ported 17 new fires on July 18, with five caused by lightning and 12 being human caused. There has been a total of 1,135 fires in the province since April 1 that have consumed 275,523 hectares of land. The Kamloops Fire Centre has dealt with the most fire activity, with 346 fires burning 102,091 hectares of land. The Southeast fire region has the next highest count with 246 The Bunting Road fire on the east side of Mabel Lake in the day and fires burning 10,000 hectares. at night. [Photos by Jolene Korf and Dale There are 34 fires listed as be- Fennell] ing out of control in the Kam- loops fire region and 13 of those living on the lake watching the are interface fires, meaning smoke and fire creep across the there is some threat t
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