Lizard Lake fire update
The latest numbers published by the BCWildfire website on the Lizard Lake fire are as follows:
Last updated: Friday, August 28, 2015 at 4:02 PM: Due to the expected precipitation the weekend of August 29th and 30th this report will not be updated during these days, unless there is a significant change in this fire.
[sam id=”15″ codes=”true”]Discovered: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Size: 393.0 hectares (estimated; was 265)
Status: Active
- 70% contained (was 35%)
- Cause: Human
- Resources
- 64 firefighters (was 169)
- 4 helicopters (was 9)
- 4 heavy equipment (was 9)
The management of this fire has been turned over to the local zone.
For information regarding the status of recreation sites in the area, please go to Sitesandtrailsbc for details about closures.
Resources
- EmergencyInfoBC
- DriveBC
- BC Air Quality
- Lizard Lake updates from BC Wildfire
- Previous SPN article (Aug 21): Lizard Lake fire numbers adjusted, more firefighters on scene