Dozens of wildfires burning in B.C.’s Slocan Valley
Global News
Within the Slocan Valley area, 42 wildfires are burning, with another dozen located on either side of the region.
Located between two long bodies of water in B.C.’s Southern Interior, the Slocan Valley is currently alight with wildfires.
Within short drives of either bodies of water, and the valley itself, more than 50 fires are burning in the area.
Seven wildfires are located on the western side of the Columbia River and five are located on the eastern side of Duncan Lake and Kootenay Lake.
In between those bodies of water — where valley distances in that West Kootenay region span between 50 and 100 kilometres — are 42 wildfires.
Further, within the Southeast Fire Centre, there are currently 110 wildfires, with 83 deemed out of control (75 per cent).
Three of them are deemed wildfires of note, and two of them are in the Slocan Valley: the Aylwin Creek and Komonko Creek blazes, which are side by side on the east side of Slocan Lake, and each is listed as out of control.
The Aylwin Creek fire is estimated at 400 hectares and is being fought by two unit crews and 14 pieces of heavy equipment. Two structure protection specialists and three structure protection crews are also at the scene.
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