Multiple fuel management projects underway across the Kamloops area

The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting Recreation Sites and Trails BC in conducting multiple fuels management projects across the Kamloops area at various recreation sites.

The purpose of this project is to help reduce wildfire hazards by removing woody debris left over from the removal of danger trees at these sites.

Each site may have between one to four Category 2 piles that will be safely burnt by BC Wildfire Service staff prior to the wildfire season.

• East Barriere Lake
• North Barriere Lake
• Saskum Lake
• Johnson Lake
• Badger Lake
• Community Lake Southwest
• Heffley Lake
• Scuttio Lake
• Pass Lake
• Lodgepole Lake
• Red Lake
• Deer Lake
• Goose Lake
• Latremouille Lake
• Campbell Lake

Smoke may be visible from the communities of Barriere, Little Fort, Logan Lake, Whitecroft, surrounding areas and to motorists travelling along Highways 5, 5A, 1 and 97.

The exact timing of this work will vary, depending on additional fuels management work on site, as well as weather and site conditions, but work on these projects could begin as early as Monday, March 30.

Burning will proceed if conditions are suitable and allow for smoke dispersal during burn operations, though smoke may also linger in the following days.

_{Thumbnail photo courtesy of the BC Wildfire Service.}