INFORMATION BULLETIN

2010FOR0179-001277 Oct. 18, 2010

Ministry of Forests and Range Kamloops Fire Centre

 

CONTROLLED BURNS TO TAKE PLACE ON TERRACE MOUNTAIN

 

KAMLOOPS – Wildfire Management Branch personnel will be conducting controlled burns in the vicinity of the 2009 Terrace Mountain wildfire over the next several weeks. When the burns are conducted will depend on appropriate weather and venting conditions.

 

During the rehabilitation of fire guards last season, numerous large piles of woody debris were created. The piles to be burned are located above Westside Road, in the area north and south of Fintry Provincial Park, near where the 2009 Terrace Mountain wildfire was most visible to residents.

 

             The recent cold temperatures and snow have reduced the fire hazard to the level where it is now safe to burn these debris piles. The chance that this prescribed burning will cause a wildfire is minimal.

 

          The public should be reassured that any visible smoke or flames from these prescribed burns are of no threat to homes or forested areas. 

 

            For the latest information on fire conditions, open burning information and a map of where the controlled burns will be conducted, visit www.bcwildfire.ca.  

 

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Contact:

Michaela Swan Kamloops Fire Centre Fire Information Officer 250 554-5532 250 318-7456

 

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