Smoke from pile burning in Tsútswecw Provincial Park visible to nearby communities



KAMLOOPS – The BC Wildfire Service is supporting BC Parks in conducting a fuels management project in Tsútswecw Provincial Park near the Flume Trail system along Holding Road.

BC Wildfire Service crews will be helping BC Parks personnel with this project for the month of November. Work will be starting as early as Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Crews will be working on danger tree falling, bucking and creating piles of debris to burn on both sides of Holding Road. BC Parks will be continuing this project into the spring of 2025.

This project is taking place in order to remove the accumulation of hazardous fuels due to previous wildfire activity in the area. The piles will be continuously created as the project moves forward by using the debris in the area. The purpose of this project is for post wildfire risk reduction and to prepare impacted areas for capital infrastructure replacement activities scheduled to rehabilitate the affected areas for future public use.

Smoke from piles may be visible to residents in the Anglemont-Squilax and Lower Adams Lake communities, as well as those traveling along Holding Road. Pile burning will only proceed if conditions are favourable.

To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, please call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone, or submit a report directly through the BC Wildfire Service mobile app.

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BC Parks Contact:

Wes Dearmond
Area Supervisor
BC Parks
Wes.Dearmond@gov.bc.ca

BC Wildfire Service Contact:

Fire Information Officer
Kamloops Fire Centre
BC Wildfire Service
250-554-5965
KFCINFO@gov.bc.ca

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