There is one out of control wildfire in BC today, the Swede Creek wildfire, it was discovered on Monday June 1st. BC wildfire also stated that during the hottest part of the day, the wildfire displayed Rank 5 fire behavior, an extremely vigorous active crown fire with spotting in front of the head of the fire.
It has grown to 1,300 hectares and it is 3.8km Southwest of Comstock Lake, about 100 kilometres southwest of Prince George.
The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for the Swede Creek Fire area, for 22 parcels and 180 square kilometres of land.
An alert is not a call to evacuate, but to be prepared in case an order is issued on short notice.
The wildfire is growing to the southwest its influenced by wind and consuming available dead and down slash in the area.
BC Wildfire service said that Ground crews are on site with heavy equipment have focused on building guards and tying into established control lines along the southern flank of the wildfire.
With water sources have been established, and crews continue to improve and extend hose lay along the southern flank.
With help from the fixed wing and rotary aircraft continue to drop water on the wildfire to decrease fire behavior and support ground operations.
BC Wildfire also said that as temperatures drop overnight, fire behavior will decrease and allow ground crews to work closer to the leading edge of the fire.
With also a night vision equipped helicopter will work overnight, supporting ground crews and dropping water to decrease fire behavior.
You can check out the EmergencyInfoBC for more details on how to prepare for the evacuation alert https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfire-cariboo-rd-02jun26/
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