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Properties near Bush Creek fire downgraded to evacuation alert

13 addresses on Adams Forest West Service Road join others in downgrade; BCWS to conduct test burns
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The map shows the areas in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District that have been downgraded from evacuation orders to alerts. (TNRD)

An evacuation order affecting properties near the Bush Creek wildfire in the Shuswap has been downgraded.

Originally issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Operations Centre on Aug. 6, 2023, an order affecting approximately 13 addressed properties on Adams West Forest Service Road has been downgraded to an evacuation alert.

An evacuation order will be reinstated if conditions change and it becomes necessary, said the TNRD. Residents should be prepared to leave properties again quickly.

The Adams Lake-Bush Creek Provincial Park will remain closed.

The TNRD also warned that BC Wildfire Service crews may be doing small, controlled test burns during the evening of Saturday, Aug. 12 and smoke may be visible. On Sunday, Aug. 13, there may be planned ignitions in Area 2 as outlined on the map below.

The map shows where BC Wildfire Service may conduct small test burns near the Bush Creek wildfire on Aug. 12-13, 2023. (TNRD)
The map shows where BC Wildfire Service may conduct small test burns near the Bush Creek wildfire on Aug. 12-13, 2023. (TNRD)

The TNRD does not anticipate issuing evacuation orders to support planned ignition work.

Read more: Some evacuation orders near Adams Lake wildfire downgraded to alerts


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Rebecca Willson

About the Author: Rebecca Willson

I took my first step into the journalism industry in November 2022 when I moved to Salmon Arm to work for the Observer and Eagle Valley News. I graduated with a journalism degree in December 2021 from MacEwan University in Edmonton.
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