SMITHERS – The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a Wildfire Risk Reduction pile burning project to burn piles of wood debris on Mount Harry Davis, approximately four kilometres north of the town of Houston.

These piles were created by a fuel management project in an effort to reduce the risk of unwanted wildfire.

Smoke from this burn may be visible from Highway 16, the Town of Houston, and surrounding areas.

This project is scheduled to start as early as June 27, 2024 and will continue until July 3, 2024. The exact timing of the pile burn will depend on site, weather and venting conditions. Pile burning will proceed only if conditions are suitable and allow smoke to dissipate. Staff from the BC Wildfire Service will carefully prepare, control and monitor these fires.

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To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.

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Contact:
Fire Information Officer
BC Wildfire Service
Northwest Fire Centre
BCWS.NWFCInfo@gov.bc.ca
250 876-6844

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