Prescribed burn planned near Thunder Mountain Speedway



WILLIAMS LAKE – The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the Williams Lake First Nation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Forest District in conducting a prescribed burn covering up to 50 hectares in the area surrounding the Thunder Mountain Speedway.

Burning is expected to begin as early as Sept. 23, 2024, and may continue periodically until Oct. 4, 2024. Ignition will proceed only if conditions are suitable and allow for quick smoke dissipation. Smoke may be visible from Williams Lake and surrounding communities and to motorists travelling along Highway 20, Dog Creek Road and Bond Lake Road.

This prescribed burn is a collaboration between Williams Lake First Nation, Alkali Resource Management, Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District and BC Wildfire Service.

The objectives of this prescribed burn are to:

  • Reduce fuels for resilience to natural wildfire
  • Support previously completed fuel management treatments

Fire is a normal and natural process in many of B.C.’s ecosystems. The BC Wildfire Service works regularly with land managers to undertake fuel management activities (including the use of prescribed burns), to help reduce the severity of future wildfires and related threats to communities. Historically, grasslands in the Cariboo-Chilcotin were renewed and maintained through frequent, low-intensity ground fires. Such fires prevented tree encroachment, rejuvenated understory plants and helped maintain more open grasslands and forests with large trees.

Learn more about prescribed burning online at prescribedfire.ca or at BC Wildfire Service cultural and prescribed fire.

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Fire Information Officer
Cariboo Fire Centre
BC Wildfire Service
778 799-2100

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