Image: Siku Eegeesiak, used with permission

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Encampment fire

Cultus Lake fire crews called to encampment fire Sunday night

Mar 10, 2025 | 7:15 AM

CHILLIWACK — With nearby homes not far away, Cultus Lake Fire Department crews were called to an encampment fire roughly 20 feet by 20 feet Sunday night.

According to scanner traffic, firefighters got the call at about 6:52 p.m. Sunday night for the report of an encampment fire near Sleepy Hollow Road and Vance Road.

Firefighters knocked down the fire by about 7:14 p.m. and went into overhaul mode. There were no injuries to any firefighters or civilians, as an ambulance had been on stand by during the call.

Image: Siku Eegeesiak

Pictures posted to social media show flames not far from homes in the area, including several from Sigu Eegeesiak depicting flames behind some residences.

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“There is a fire on Sleepy Hollow Road in Cultus Lake, and while I’m typing this, I can hear sirens and I think I saw a fire truck… thankfully my neighbour is in the fire department in Cultus Lake….and my sister has called and thank her for noticing this fire,” Eegeesiak wrote on Facebook. Eegeesiak reported hearing some cracks and bangs coming from the fire.

One Facebook commenter said the fire occurred in a gravel pit.