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Waytk (Hello) members:
We know the smoke has thickened and it has become dark in our community. This may be making you feel anxious. We can assure you that our EOC has been actively monitoring the situation. The EOC worked through the weekend, coordinating emergency social services with Emergency Management BC (EMBC), and attending weather briefings with the BC Wildfire Service and Environment Canada. Community personnel remain on standby to conduct patrols for windblown embers from the White Rock Lake Fire.
IR1 Salmon River remains on an Evacuation Alert until further notice. No areas of our reserves are on an Evacuation Order. Our EOC continues to actively monitor the situation as it is not the recommendation of our EOC or the BC Wildfire Service to upgrade the alert to an order at this time.
Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) has issued a new Evacuation Order for the northern areas of their reserve bordering IR1 Salmon River. Southwest of us, the Township of Spallumcheen has also issued an order. See the maps below for details. These orders do not apply to Splatsin.
If there is an identified risk to the well-being of our community, new Evacuation Alerts and Evacuation Orders will be issued. These changes would be communicated here, on social media, on our Public Alert System, and door-to-door delivery.
EOC Incident Commander, Tkwamipla7 Shawn Tronson, will be visiting homes in Lower Salmon River this evening to provide education about evacuation planning and to answer questions. For questions, contact the Splatsin EOC:
Read below for a summary of updated information for fires in our area.
White Rock Lake K61884
Aggressive fire behaviour is currently being observed on the northeast flank north of Naswhito Creek where the fire has been spotted 2.5 km across Six Mile Creek. A five hectare fire has been detected northeast of Six Mile Creek and continuous extreme wildfire behaviour is expected over the coming hours.
See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=855
Two Mile Road K42078
This fire is approximately 25 km from our community. The smoke did moderate the weather conditions resulting in lower fire behavior yesterday. There continues to be higher fire behaviour in the southwest. There was no aircraft working this fire yesterday due to smoke. The smoke is expected to lift this afternoon.
See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=862
Bunting Road K41561
This fire is approximately 31 km from our community. The Bunting Road (K41561) wildfire has merged with the Tsuius Creek (K41384) wildfire the total size is now mapped at 4,733 hectares.
See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=853
Momich Lake K21658
This fire is approximately 87 km from our community. The smoke did moderate the fire behaviour for this fire yesterday. There was rank 1 and 2 observed.
See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=852
Crazy Creek Gorge FSR K41769
This fire is approximately 60 km from out community. See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=866
Hunakwa Lake K41676
This fire is approximately 66 km from our community. See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=851
Three Valley Lake K41807
This fire is approximately 60 km from our community. See details here: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=861
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