Sept 6

​

Overview

Near seasonal temperatures as a mix of sun and cloud hover over the Bendor Range Complex on Wednesday. High of 24 degrees. Relative humidity values will range from 30-40%. Winds are forecast to be generally light at 5-15 km/hr with possible gusts of 25 km/hr. Increased smoke from fire areas should be expected intermittently in the coming days, de- pending on local winds and weather conditions. As we ap- proach the weekend, an upper ridge settles over the province, leading to a gradual increase in temperatures.

Nomad Creek Wildfire (K73144)

The Nomad Creek wildfire (K73144) is now Being Held. This means the fire is not likely to spread beyond existing boundaries under current conditions. Learn more about wildfire stages of control. Crews have completed a control line on the west side of the fire from the Kingdom Lake Forest Service Road to high-elevation rocky terrain that serves as a natural fire break. Firefight- ers continue work on Wednesday to finish hoselay and a guard on the fire’s east flank.

Downton Lake Wildfire (K71649)

Structure protection personnel have finished demobilizing equipment from Gold Bridge and before that, Tyaughton. Crews will begin working on the Gun Lake area on Wednesday, removing equipment where it’s no longer required. The demobilization is expected to take a couple of days. Structure protection will remain in the region in the coming days to monitor and patrol, and respond to any threats to properties, structures and other values. Infrared scans are ongoing to identify heat around the perimeter of the fire. These scan results aid crews as they search out hotspots and extinguish them. There are 50 firefighters working on the fireline Wednesday. Firefighters continue to seek out and extinguish hotspots with the aid of infrared scan re- sults. Mop up and patrols are ongoing in many areas of the fire perimeter as crews ensure no there are no remaining areas of heat along guards. Equipment is being demobilized in areas where it is no longer required. Expect patrols, monitoring and mop up activities to continue in the coming weeks.

​

10:00am

• Cool morning and cold over night, no wind on the lake

• Bit of smoke settled into the lake valley

• Sun is shining so it will warm up

• Will report back tonight on the situation unless something significant happens during the day.