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- Burning is expected to begin as early as Friday, March 27 and may continue periodically until June 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The prescribed burns will take place on approximately 20 hectares of land between Hanceville and Chilanko Forks, adjacent to Highway 20<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ignitions will only proceed if conditions are safe, with favorable weather and atmospheric venting allowing smoke to clear quickly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Smoke and flames will be visible from Riske Creek, Tl’esqox, T\u015dideldel, Yunesit\u2019in, T\u2019letinqox, Alexis Creek, Highway 20 and surrounding areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Crews will ignite ground fuels to remove combustible materials and mimic a naturally occurring wildland fire<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- While burning is underway, traffic control will be on-site to ensure the safety of public and firefighters, short delays may occur<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Firefighters will closely monitor the fire activity at all times during the burn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Personnel will remain on-site into the evening to ensure the burns are fully extinguished at the end of each day and will only leave once there is no risk of the fire spreading<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Smoke from within the perimeter of the burn may be visible up to 72 hours after ignition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The following YouTube videos explain the benefits of prescribed burning and showcase the process and some of the work that goes into planning Prescribed Burns. The BCWS YouTube<\/a> channel is an excellent resource to watch videos on wildfire and prevention in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n