No structures lost on Wednesday in Lower East Adams Lake fire: Regional district
Global News
“BCWS wildland firefighters and structure protection personnel remained on-site overnight,” said the regional district.
No structures were lost on Wednesday night, say local officials, despite unexpected winds dramatically flaring up the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire.
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says that the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting that its fire crews and structure protection personnel were able to hold the fire primarily north of Rawson Road, where residences are located.
“BCWS wildland firefighters and structure protection personnel remained on-site overnight,” said the regional district.
“Helicopters and fixed-wing aerial resources will be used to fight the fire as needed.”
On Wednesday afternoon, the CSRD said projections done by BC Wildfire indicated there was little concern for fire growth along the blaze’s southern flank, near the community of Dorian Bay.
However, not long after issuing that statement, the CSRD issued an evacuation order for 92 properties in Dorian Bay, Woolford Point and Enns Reach. All those properties had been on evacuation alert.
The fire was sized at 2,527 hectares on Thursday, the same as it was on Wednesday afternoon, and is deemed to be out of control.
An area resident told Global News that officials should have been listening to local concerns.
