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Extreme fire behaviour expected as Pear Lake wildfire grows to 103,921 hectares

Extreme fire behaviour is expected in the Big Bar complex of fires on Saturday (Aug. 1), with a cold front passing over the Southern Interior and Cariboo regions bringing wind gusts of up to 40-45 km/hr or higher. As of Saturday morning, the Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton was estimated at 103,921 hectares. The Rim

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Felker Lake wildfire remains out of control in South Cariboo

The Felker wildfire south of Williams Lake sits at 4,217 hectares as of Saturday, Aug. 1. ​BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) continues to respond to the blaze with ground crews, local contract crews, heavy equipment operators, fire departments and aviation resources. ​It includes 144 firefighters, an incident management team, nine helicopters, 25 pieces of heavy equipment

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UPDATE: Evacuation alerts issued after 10-hectare wildfire sparks off Westside Road near Vernon

UPDATE: SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 6:42 A.M.: The Okanagan Indian Band’s Emergency Operations Centre, based on BC Wildfire Service recommendation has issued an Evacuation Alert for the following properties: * Properties along Bonneau Road* Properties along Pebble Park Lane* Properties along Louis Road* Properties along any roads north of Westside Road between Bonneau Road and Komasket

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