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If conditions on site are favourable later this morning, the #BCWildfire Service will be conducting a planned aerial & hand ignition on the Flat Lake wildfire (C41602). Smoke is anticipated to be visible from #100MileHouse, #70MileHouse, #BCHwy97 and the surrounding communities. 
This planned ignition operation is being considered for the N edge of the fire perimeter in the area south of Moose Valley Park, between Gustafsen Lake & Holden Lake. The purpose of the planned ignition is to remove unburnt fuels between the fire perimeter and pre-determined...
...control lines (roads and machine guards) and will cover approximately 600 hectares. This will bring the fire perimeter to more easily accessible locations where ground crews can safely work and deliver water directly to the fire’s edge.
If conditions on site are favourable this morning the #BCWildfire Service will be conducting aerial planned ignitions on the Flat Lake wildfire (C41602), approximately 27 kilometres southwest of #100MileHouse.
Smoke is anticipated to be visible from 70 Mile House, #BCHWY97 and the surrounding communities.
This planned ignition operation is being considered for the southwest corner of the fire perimeter in the area between Meadow Lake Road, Dog Creek Road and the Gustafson East FSR.
This planned ignition operation is being considered for the southwest corner of the fire perimeter in the area between Meadow Lake Road, Dog Creek Road and the Gustafson East FSR.
The purpose of the planned ignition is to remove unburnt fuels between the fire perimeter and pre-determined control lines (roads and machine guards) and will cover approximately 800 hectares.
