(UPDATE: Sept. 9 @ 1:50 pm) – The Noble Creek wildfire, which is burning east of Vernon, is now considered as being under control.
That means the fire is not projected to spread beyond the current perimeter.
The fire, which is suspected to have been human-caused, started on Sept. 5 and was moved to held on Sept. 8.
It grew to about 67 hectares.
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“Crews saw no growth to this incident again overnight,” the BC Wildfire Service said.
“Crews will remain onsite today, September 9, continuing to extend their wet lines and conducting mop-up and patrol activities.”
The Tuesday update said the fire is displaying rank one behaviour, which means it is a slow moving smouldering ground fire.
A total of 53 firefighters are doing mop up work on the fire on Tuesday. They are being supported by heavy equipment.
(UPDATE: Sept. 8 @ 2:45 pm) - After another night of no growth at the Noble Canyon wildfire east of Vernon, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has updated the fire’s status to being held.
“Crews will remain onsite today, September 8, continuing to extend their wet lines as well as begin conducting mop-up and patrol activities,” wrote the BCWS.
The service added that the blaze is displaying rank one behaviour, which means it is a smouldering ground fire with a slow rate of speed.
While the fire status has improved to being held, the District of Coldstream and the Regional District of North Okanagan have not lifted the evacuation alerts in the area.
“The evacuation alert remains in effect for certain properties in the Lavington area and, in an abundance of caution, may remain in effect for several days,” wrote the District of Coldstream.
(UPDATE: Sept. 7 @ 3:30 pm) - Residents who had to leave their properties on Friday night because of the Noble Canyon wildfire can now return to their homes.
On Sunday afternoon, the District of Coldstream announced that, on the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the evacuation order for 15 homes on Hwy 6 and Noble Canyon Road had been downgraded to an alert.
The change includes the following homes:
Highway 6
Noble Canyon Road
The evacuation alerts issued by the District and the Regional District of North Okanagan remain in place.
(UPDATE: Sept. 7 @ 11:45 am) - The Noble Canyon wildfire near Lavington saw no growth overnight as BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews and local firefighters remain on site.
The blaze is estimated to be 67 hectares in size and, according to the BCWS, is displaying rank one behaviour with pockets of rank two, meaning it is burning as a smouldering ground fire with some visible flames, but at a slow rate of speed.
Crews are currently working to establish wet lines along the flanks of the fire.
A wet line is a type of temporary control line that uses water or water and a chemical retardant to stop or inhibit the growth/movement of a low-intensity ground fire.
While the fire saw no overnight growth, the evacuation alerts and orders issued by the Regional District of North Okanagan and the District of Coldstream remain in effect.
(UPDATE: Sept. 6 @ 3:35 pm) - More homes near the Noble Canyon wildfire near Lavington have been placed on an evacuation alert, this time by the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO).
The RDNO evacuation alert includes the following properties going west to east: "starting at 5280 Hwy 6 heading east to the Tolko Mill: 5280, 4290, 4280, 4289, and 4850 Hwy 6, including Willems Mill."
The BC Wildfire Service’s updated size of the Noble Canyon wildfire has the blaze pegged at 66 hectares.
The service added that the fire is currently displaying rank one behaviour, meaning that it is a smouldering ground fire with a slow rate of speed.
Ground crews are primarily working along the eastern and western flanks of the fire, while aerial support is focused on parts of the northern flank.
(Original story: Sept. 6 @ 10:45 am) -BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews and the Lavington Fire Department continue to battle a blaze near the community that was discovered on Friday.
The Noble Canyon wildfire, east of Vernon and in the District of Coldstream, is believed to be human-caused and the most recent size update, which is from Friday evening, has the fire pegged at 50 hectares.
BCWS crews remained onsite overnight and were supported by a night vision helicopter and the local fire department.
The service added that additional resources are planned to be on-site on Saturday.
Last night, the District of Coldstream declared a local state of emergency in the Lavington area and issued an evacuation order for 11 homes on Hwy 6 and four homes on Noble Canyon Road.
The District also issued an evacuation alert for more than 100 addresses in the Lavington area and along Hwy 6.
According to a Saturday morning update from the District, the evacuation alert and order remain in effect and the next update is scheduled for this evening or when new information becomes available.
