The BC Wildfire Service continues responding to the Bush Creek East wildfire (K21633) located ten kilometres northeast of Chase. In this video, Incident Commander Hugh Murdoch and Fire Behaviour Specialist Eric Kopetski provide an update on wildfire operations as well as a forecast of conditions in the days ahead. For more information on the Bush Creek East wildfire, please visit the incident page: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2023&incidentNumber=K21633 | BC Wildfir

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56K views · 1.5K reactions | The clearing smoke allowed the BC Wildfire Service to use the Alberta skimmer group on a number of fires in the Southeast Fire Centre, including the Akokli Creek fire (N71686). Skimmers are able to “skim” water from lakes and rivers and are capable of skimming over 3,000 litres of water in 15 seconds. Today, they were instrumental in holding critical flanks. | BC Wildfire Service | Facebook

British Columbia has been grateful to host 215 South African firefighters over the past two weeks. This morning, as they prepared to depart for days of rest, they gifted local crews and staff members with a moving ceremony of song and dance to uplift spirits. This team from Working on Fire have been deployed to support efforts on the Bush Creek East wildfire, in the Shuswap region, and the McDougall Creek wildfire, adjacent to West Kelowna. Following days of rest, they will head north to support

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