UPDATE 4:13 p.m. BC Wildfire Service information officer Shaelee Stearns said the fire near St. Ivy in North Shuswap has been described as out of control. But, it also burns in the fire of classification 1, which means a fire in the ground that burns quietly with very little open flame. He said the most accurate mapping of the fire had put the size at 15.7 hectares, up from the three hectares reported this morning. “We have 20 BC Wildfire crews responding along with a helicopter,” Stearns said. “They support the Anglemont Fire Department. “We will have workshops on it for a few days, but probably not overnight, as the overnight recovery seems to be quite good with temperatures dropping, but it will be there bright and early in the morning.” No constructions are threatened by the fire. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but it is believed to have been caused by humans. BC Wildfire Services is investigating. There is unconfirmed information about a burn in the area of the fire. UPDATE 2:46 p.m. Fire crews continue to fight a fire in North Shuswap, which has more than doubled in size. On Friday morning, the fire was reported on six hectares, but according to the BC Wildfire Service instrument panel, the flame now has an area of 15.73 hectares. Part of this development could be attributed to more accurate mapping of the fire. The cause of the fire near Horseshoe Bay on Lake Shuswap has not yet been determined. ORIGINAL 9:44 a.m. A fire in North Shuswap burned overnight but grew very little, says Columbia’s Shuswap District. The fire near St. Ives on the north shore of Lake Shuswap is estimated to be three hectares in size and burns on steep ground. “A BC Wildfire crew was on the scene overnight and saw little to no growth on the east and west sides of the fire, with possibly some small increases in an upward slope to the north,” the CSRD said in a morning news release. There are no construction hazards in the area at this time. “The fire showed rankings 1 and 2, which (are) the lowest scores for a fire that burns slowly and superficially. “There were some occasional outbursts that were visible from Squilax-Anglemont Street,” says the CSRD. The district and the Shuswap Emergency Program are in close contact with the BC Wildfire Service. North Shuswap fire departments in Anglemont, Celista and Scotch Creek / Lee Creek are on standby as required. BC Wildfire Service says it is investigating the cause of the fire. The Anglemont area fire is one of six fires currently burning in BC, four of which are in the Kamloops Fire Center area. The largest is the 55-hectare Rendel Creek fire, southeast of Big White. The fire at Anahim Meadow near Alexis Creek in the Cariboo area is burning on 50 acres. Fires near Kamloops and Princeton are under control.
