Friday, July 24, 2009

Update: Some progress made on Terrace Mountain fire -- Kelowna.com

Friday, July 24th, 2009 |Update: 8 a.m.

B.C. Forestry Service says between 5 and 13 mm dropped on the Terrace Mountain Fire last night which buys them a day or two to get ahead of the fire. Crews working overnight are mostly heavy equipment building a fireguard but the rain carries its own problems making the ground slippery for ground crews. The fire has grown to 4,400 hectares.

Previous update: Some progress has been made on the Terrace Mountain fire as B.C. Forest Service reports the fire is 20 per cent contained and according to the latest report, hasn’t grown in size.

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Meanwhile, the RCMP is also asking boaters to stay 400 metres away from western shores where water tankers, fire bosses and helicopters are drawing water.

Resources at the moment include 175 fire fighters, 36 pieces of heavy equipment and seven helicopters, and are being reassessed to meet the needs of the fire. Structural Protection Units, or sprinkler systems, have also been brought in to help protect homes in the area, with 4 engines and 56 fire fighters from the Office of the Fire Commissioner working with those. They are working 24 hours a day when safe to do so.

There are no new evacuation orders since two additional properties were added last night. No word yet on the value of rain overnight.

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