More personnel are being brought in to deal with the Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet, which as of Sunday morning (Aug. 2) was still estimated at 1,150 hectares.
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reports that they continue to see increased activity on the fire, which is burning in very steep and rocky terrain.
Heavy equipment and fallers are continuing to build control lines to the east of the fire, as well as to the south parallel to Texas Creek Road. Fallers are accompanying heavy equipment to conduct work where it is too steep for machinery to access.
Structure protection remains in the area, and is continuing to establish structure defence and ensure that equipment is functioning efficiently. Crews are being brought in to continue building hand guard to the east of the fire.
A cold front that passed through the area on Saturday brought increased winds. A surface trough moving in from the north on Sunday is expected to change winds from southwest to northwest, and bring increased cloud cover, cooler temperatures, and moderate humidity. However, with wind expected to remain elevated, fire activity is expected to increase during the peak burning period of the day.
The fire is located approximately nine kilometres south of Lillooet and crosses over multiple boundaries. Evacuation alerts and orders have been issued by the Cayoose Creek Indian Band (alert), Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (alert and order), District of Lillooet (alert), Lytton First Nation (alert and order), T’it’q’et First Nation (order), and Thompson-Nicola Regional District (alert and order).
For information about the alerts and orders in place for the Riley Creek wildfire, refer to the appropriate local government. You can also see details of all alerts and orders issued for the province’s wildfires at EmergencyInfoBC.