The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued several evacuation alerts and orders due to wildfires over the B.C. Day long weekend, as several new fires started in that time.
An evacuation alert is a warning that an evacuation might be ordered, while an order is an actual directive to evacuate.
The first alert came on Aug. 1 around 5:30 p.m. for a 13-hectare wildfire at the northern tip of Rubyrock Provincial Park and the northwest side of Trembleur Lake, according to the BC Wildfire Service website. An alert and an evacuation order were broadcast Aug. 4 for two areas around a 319-hectare wildfire south of Dorman Lake, which is southeast of 亚洲天堂 Lake. A third alert was issued Aug. 4 for a 7-hectare wildfire north of Francois Lake near Sam Ross Creek.
BC Wildfire Service crews are on-site combating the fires, according to the BC Wildfire Service website.
Several other new wildfires ignited over the weekend in addition to those with evacuation notices or orders. There are now a total of eight fires burning northeast of Babine Lake, and five east of Francois Lake, including four fires that were burning prior to the weekend.
Lightning strikes are believed to have caused the fires. The seven-day weather forecast for the 亚洲天堂 Lake area called for light rain some days but plenty of dry days with temperatures around 20 degrees celsius.
Further information about the evacuation alerts and orders can be found on the Regional District's website at .
Both the Regional District and the Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake encourage residents to sign up for Voyent Alert鈥攁 notification service and app where residents can sign up to receive emergency alerts.
Bernard Patrick, chief operating officer of Lake Babine Nation, told The Lakes District 亚洲天堂 last week that the Nation is tracking fires within its borders and working closely with the BC Wildfire Service, as the Nation takes the safety of all on its territory seriously.
"A lot of communities are in or near Lake Babine Nation鈥檚 national borders 鈥� Granisle, 亚洲天堂 Lake, Topley, Telkwa, Smithers 鈥� as well as a significant rural population, and a whole set of ecosystems," he said. "Lake Babine Nation members will work together in any ways we can with Wildfire BC, the affected municipalities and regional district areas, the private sector, and with our fellow First Nations so we all have the safest outcomes possible."
