Currently, BC Wildfire Service continues to battle three blazes on Vancouver Island that were discovered over a week ago.
The three fires are all being responded to appropriately, but due to conditions and environmental factors surrounding them, it may take some time for them to be completely extinguished.
The worst of these is the blaze located around 10 kilometres south of Sproat Lake. This blaze has been fought back to just 19.1 hectares in size.
The wildfire has been deemed as ‘being held’ by the BC Wildfire Service, meaning that given the current conditions, it is projected to remain within its current perimeter.
“Now that this fire is Being Held crews will continue to secure and strengthen containment lines,” said the BC Wildfire Service in their latest update on this wildfire.
“Due to the size and steep terrain of this fire, work will be ongoing for sometime. Future updates will be posted on an as needed basis.”
The second wildfire that is still ongoing is located near Gooseneck Lake, around 20 kilometres southwest of Campbell River.
This blaze has expanded to 3.73 hectares in size, according to the BC Wildfire Service, but has recently been updated to be ‘under control.’
Being under control means that the fire is not expected to grow anymore. There are still five firefighters actively working on extinguishing this blaze.
Lastly, a wildfire located around 20 kilometres southwest of Parksville has also been deemed to be under control.
This wildfire has two attack crews still working on extinguishing the blaze.
All-in-all, there are only five active wildfires in the entirety of the Coastal Fire Centre, with 96 active blazes throughout BC.
