With the increased heat comes difficulties in fighting fires as well:
BC Wildfire Service
UPDATE: We are signing off for the evening with an update on the Sparks Lake wildfire (K21001) that is now estimated at 2300 hectares. The fire saw significant growth throughout the day because of the hot weather and dry conditions in the area. Due to the fire behaviour on site, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an Evacuation Alert for 150 properties in the Deadman, Red Lake, Tranquille Valley and Vidette Lake areas.
Smoke has become increasingly visible to the surrounding communities. Sustained 24 hour response continues and 20 personnel will continue to work throughout the night. The hot weather continues to bring challenges to the fire in multiple ways, not only for the ground personnel but also the aeriel resources. Today on the fire, multiple helicopters had to shut down due to their engines overheating. Suppression efforts where also impacted due to the helicopters restricted lifting capacity in this heat, limiting the amount of water they can put in their buckets at a time.
For more information and a map of the state of local emergency and evacuation area, please visit:
https://www.tnrd.ca/services/emergency-services/
For more information about this incident, please refer to the Wildfires of note webpage: ow.ly/Ig5r30rMdbz
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