Two more wildfires ignite on Vancouver Island following recent heat wave

There are now three wildfires burning on Vancouver Island, all located in remote areas. 

One is located around 10 kilometres south of Sproat Lake that was discovered last Friday, but since Monday, June 9th, has been downgraded to ‘being held’ by the BC Wildfire Service. 

Being held indicates that the wildfire is not expected to grow beyond its current perimeter. 

This wildfire is located on the slopes of Nahmint Mountain and has expanded from 15 hectares in size to 23.5 hectares. 

BC Wildfire Service’s latest update stated that “with support from helicopter bucketing, fallers and heavy equipment, ground crews are continuing to work on containing the fire between drainages on the northeast and southwest flanks.”

They added that the fire will not pose a threat to life or property at this time.

Another wildfire was discovered late on Monday that has been deemed as being held and is located around 20 kilometres southwest of Campbell River. 

The fire is currently around 4 hectares in size and has one attack crew working at suppressing the flames. 

The latest wildfire to emerge on Vancouver Island was discovered around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. 

Though it is the smallest of the three, at 0.009 hectares, it is currently considered to be ‘out of control.’

This wildfire is located around 20 kilometres southwest of Parksville, just off a logging road. 

According to the latest from BC Wildfire Service, this one is currently being tended to by two helicopters, two attack crews and one airtanker. 

As of this publication, there are currently 89 active wildfires in all of BC.