Sooke Fire tends to second fire incident Monday May 9
Sooke Fire Department is tending to another fire today, this one is a brush fire in the vicinity of Woodland Rd and Harbour View. Exact location is unknown.
Reports on social media are saying that this brush fire is NOT impacting traffic on Sooke Road.
#sooke firefighters on scene of a brush fire on woodlands rd
— Steven Sorensen (@FireChiefSooke) May 10, 2016
#sooke firefighters spotted smoke returning from another call. very lucky to find fire before it got out of hand as it is quite remote
— Steven Sorensen (@FireChiefSooke) May 10, 2016
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Open fires are banned as of 7pm in Otter Point and at sunset in Sooke effective this evening. See the related articles below. Camp fires are still allowed.
This article will be updated as we receive more information. Feel free to add to, and follow, the comments below.
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How do fires like this start? Just curious, it can’t just be cigarette butts can it?
Great question! Most nature-induced fires start with lightening, which we almost never get here. Over half of all forest fires are human inspired. Last year, The Sooke fire department showed how quickly a small smolder can spread and grow in mere minutes. So, yeah, cigarette butts can cause forest fire. Not too sure how this one happened. Communications have been diminished. -Britt
Cigarette butts and lightening? Amazing how many lightening started fires we have in Sooke on clear sunny days on the side of the road.