Cooler weather, additional moisture in the air aids firefighters battling Lytton fire

CHILLIWACK — The Nohomin Creek blaze located just northwest of the village of Lytton did not increase in size late Saturday night, and cooler temperatures and additional moisutre are keeping the fire from actively spreading beyond ranks one and two.

According to the B.C. Wildfire Service’s last update Saturday night, the fire remains active and classified as out of control. However, the hectare size has remained steady for most of Saturday at an estimated 1,500 hectares.

Cooler temperatures and additional moisture in the air will keep fire behaviour to rank one and rank two.

By the end of the daytime operational period on Saturday (Jul. 16), crews on the southern flank of the fire were successful in re-establishing two helipads used from a previous wildfire.