UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.
Evacuation alerts for the Peachland area, due to the Munro Lake wildfire have been lifted, with only one address remaining on evacuation order.
The following address remains on evacuation order until further notice:
- 5875 Brenda Mines Road (ZipZone Adventure Park)
The BC Wildfire Service has classified the wildfire as held, meaning it is projected, based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, to remain within the current perimeter, control line, or boundary. Crews will continue a direct attack, establishing and reinforcing containment lines along the perimeter of this wildfire.
UPDATE 11:33 a.m.
The Munro Lake wildfire is now being held, meaning that based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, the blaze is to remain within the current perimeter, control lines, and boundary.
At this time, all evacuation alerts and orders remain in place.
UPDATE 9:50 a.m.
Over the course of the last 40 hours, the Munro Lake wildfire has grown two hectares in size, now listed at 383 hectares, said BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) in its Wednesday morning update.
The update, which was the first one since Monday afternoon, stated there are now 100 firefighters on scene battling the blaze, using direct attack methods.
Crews are also establishing and reinforcing containment lines along the perimeter of the fire.
"We are entering a downtrend in weather, meaning cooler temperatures and precipitation in some areas of the region," reads BCWS's update. "We can expect higher relative humidities throughout the region in the coming week. Where fuels remain dry, and wind and slope align, there may be isolated pockets of increased fire behaviour."
Along with the fire crews, there are two helicopters and structure protection crews on scene.
All evacuation alerts remain in place, as well as the evacuation order for ZipZone Adventure Park at 5875 Brenda Mines Road.
Original
The Munro Lake wildfire in Peachland remains status quo as of Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8:15 a.m.
BC Wildfire Service's (BCWS) latest update, which came just before 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, stated the blaze was 381 hectares in size.
According to the Environment Canada station close to UBCO, it rained 1.4 millimetres on Tuesday. The little amount of rain mixed with cooler temperatures was expected to help the blaze, which BCWS noted in the Monday evening update.
Much the same is expected throughout Wednesday as a mix of sun and cloud is forecast with a 40 percent chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. There is currently no air quality advisory in place. Southwesterly winds of 20 km/h are also expected with gusts up to 40 km/h.
All evacuation alerts remain in place, as well as the evacuation order for ZipZone Adventure Park at 5875 Brenda Mines Rd. The map of the affected areas can be found here.
There are currently 84 BCWS firefighters responding to the scene, as well as three helicopters, structure protection and heavy equipment crews.
The fire was discovered on Sept. 25. As of Wednesday morning, it is one of just five out-of-control wildfires in the province.
