Other fires in the Province

[Drip_Torch]

Kind of patchy, that one, but it's not the hot one today. Roger and SW of Judy lakes are the ones kicking up a fuss this in the last 24 hours.

[Evan from Kamloops]

Was at the Stump Lake fire last night near sundown. It had gotten VERY close (couple dozen feet) from a beautiful and massive ranch house overlooking Napier lake. The top of the ridge was heavily stained with fire retardant, and it had rained there pretty good. The fire seemed contained around the perimeter for the most part, but several hot spots still showing in the timelapse video of it:

[tsayta]

Kind of patchy, that one, but it's not the hot one today. Roger and SW of Judy lakes are the ones kicking up a fuss this in the last 24 hours.

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Interesting BC history. 1940s shingle bolt operation there. Owner named Roger, Judy, and Susan lake after his children. The relics of the operation are still there. Entire cars, trucks, machinery, and the old Apple tree from the homestead. Susan is now a notary in Victoria

[Frisk]

https://zoom.earth/#view=55.7,-125.7,5. ... 8,16:00,-7

Take a look at the large smoke pall over central BC and northern Alberta. There's a number of large fires in the northern half of BC visible from the satellite.

[tsayta]

With what is now likely thousands of lightning strikes today, watch out for some very stretched resources

[madadam]

Princeton and Merritt has been hammered with lightning strikes the last few hours. This is just the latest in the area, shows the last 1 hour of strikes.

[zookeeper]

Good a place as any to ask this question, from the article in the news about how many lightening strikes there have been, how are lightening strikes counted?

[tsayta]

Some kind of automatic detection network. Southern BC is recording 37 per minute right now

[zookeeper]

Thanks, I always wondered about that.

[GordonH]

Some kind of automatic detection network. Southern BC is recording 37 per minute right now

If only 1 per/minute produces a wildfire... this province is in deep

[Nationalpro]

Lots of lightning in OK mtn park this evening, hopefully no fires spotted?

[tsayta]

1 million lightning strikes in BC the last couple of days.

Here is the view from Anahim Lake. Looks like Hotnarko Mountain is on fire.

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I count 9 Conair planes working this fire right now. Must be serious

[Glacier]

I count 9 Conair planes working this fire right now. Must be serious

I know a guy operating his helicopter on this fire as well.

[tsayta]

Hmmmm. Live view. Where do you think these chaps are headed?

[Glacier]

Big stick lake near Kleena Kleene, 250km west of Williams Lake is really starting to get active. Some people I know have been evacuated.