Extreme fire rating spreads on southern Vancouver Island
Screen shot from the government’s website.
The East Sooke website states “signs with the Fire Hazard Level are located In East Sooke on Gillespie Road, near Roche Cove Park, on East Sooke Road, near Becher Bay Road, and at the intersection of Gillespie and East Sooke Road.”
Sooke’s fire chief, Steven Sorensen, Tweet out, “Fire danger level reaches EXTREME in #sooke today. A campfire ban may follow if this heat continues. Be careful.”
Britt Santowski
Resources and Related Stories
- East Sooke website
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