BCWS conducting controlled burns between Spences Bridge and Lytton – Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal

October 28, 2024

Burning will take place between now and end of November as conditions allow

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has announced two burning projects at Nicomen and Skihist between Spences Bridge and Lytton, which will be ongoing between now and the end of November.

At Nicomen, BCWS crews will be working to burn approximately 10 to 20 piles along the Nicomen Forest Service Road (FSR). This pile burning project is taking place in an effort to clean up the excess fuels (e.g., dead wood or brush) made from chainsaw training and community protection in the area. It will also help clean up the right of way along the FSR where an excess of debris and fuel has built up from a previous wildfire during the 2021 season.

Smoke from piles may be visible to residents of Nicomen Indian Band and surrounding communities, and to travellers along Highway 1.

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