B.C.'s biggest wildfires largely stable overnight, but officials urge caution
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Officials are urging British Columbians to be mindful of the wildfire risk, even as the biggest fires in the province remained stable overnight.
The most concerning fire in the province remains the Keremeos Creek wildfire, 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton, in the southern Interior.
It has resulted in 25 properties being put on evacuation order and upwards of 350 properties being put on evacuation alert in the region. The "erratic" fire jumped a road overnight Friday and subsequently nearly tripled in size on Saturday.
However, on Sunday, the B.C. Wildfire Service said that minimal growth was observed overnight. The fire is located near Penticton, which is 63 kilometres south of Kelowna.
"Right now there's a bit of an inversion that is keeping the smoke sitting quite low in the valley, which is preventing some of our aerial resources from operating safely on the fire line," said Aydan Coray, a fire information officer, on Sunday morning.
"Once that inversion kind of breaks and we get a little bit more visibility in the valley, we'll have additional helicopters joining throughout the day."
More than 40 firefighters are working on the fire, which started Friday. Coray said high temperatures would continue to challenge firefighters on Sunday, though a gradual cooling trend is expected to begin early next week.
She said it is difficult to predict which direction the fire might grow on Sunday.
The evacuation alerts issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen cover the nearby Apex Mountain ski resort, which is located northwest of the fire.
James Shalman, general manager of the resort, said people at the establishment are "optimistic" about the fire behaviour on Sunday, and that wind conditions mean smoke isn't yet visible from the resort.
He said the resort has a wildfire plan that's been in place for over 30 years and involves using snow machines to mitigate the fire.
"We're one of the few mountains that has snowmaking from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain and throughout various runs," he said. "What we're doing is putting our snowmaking guns in strategic areas that could potentially help us if the fire does come our way, that's another line of defence."
He said about four staff members are working to get everything in place, with the resort ready to "flip a switch" if they need to.
"Wildfires … are a threat and they're a hazard," he said. "It's always top of mind. And we're always a little bit nervous and always thankful when we get through the summer without one."
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