Fire near Boston Bar grows by more than 3,000 hectares, incident managers to oversee fire starting today

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“Today, smoke posed a challenge for aerial resources, but it is expected to improve tomorrow,” BCWS wrote on its website about the Kookipi Creek wildfire. “Crews continue to work hard to protect vital infrastructure including transmission lines, railways, and Highway 1, along with working to limit growth on the south and east portions of the fire.”

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Structure protection is working in the Kanaka area to triage and setup apparatuses, as well as working on the south and eastern flank to protect vital infrastructure from Blue Lake down to Boothroyd, BCWS said.

The Village of Lytton, Fraser Valley Regional District, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, Lytton First Nation, Skuppah Indian Band, and Kanaka Bar Indian Band have issued evacuation orders and alerts for properties in the surrounding area, and along the Highway 1 corridor.

Highway 1 remains closed for its fifth straight day between Hope and Lytton due to the Kookipi Creek wildfire. Highway cameras pointing northbound from Boston Bar along Highway 1 Tuesday morning show slightly clearer skies.