PARKSVILLE — The Coastal Fire Centre is reminding Island residents to stay vigilant despite cooler and wetter conditions after a wildfire was sparked over the weekend.
Located in the Mr. Arrowsmith region, the Lockwood Creek wildfire was approximately two hectares in size as the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, discovered Sunday evening at less than a hectare in size and currently classified as burning out-of-control.
Information officer Kimberly Kelly said the fire is located in a remote area.
“There are no threats to any values at this point in time, it is burning in slash. We have two initial attack crews, a response officer, a unit crew responding, as well as Mosaic is supporting us with a water tender and personnel.”
The Lockwood Creek wildfire grew to two hectares in size by the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, after being sparked the evening prior. (BC Wildfire Service)She said the situation was monitored overnight Sunday, and crews were making their way to the spot early Monday morning.
Kelly said the fire is suspected to be human-caused at this point, as there was no lightning activity in the recent forecast in the area.
“The fire danger rating is low as we have seen this cooler, wetter temperature, but this is a good reminder for people to be vigilant and aware that we can still, even with these cooler and wetter temperatures, we can still see wildfire starts.”
Signs of wildfires can be reported by calling 1-800-663-5555 toll-free, or by dialing *5555 on a cellphone.
More information can be found here at the BC Wildfire Service website.
The Lockwood Creek wildfire in the Mt. Arrowsmith region the evening of Sunday, Sept. 23. (Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department)Local news. Delivered. Free. Subscribe to our daily news wrap and get our top local stories delivered to your email inbox every evening
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