Hot, dry and windy conditions challenged wildfire personnel working the 2700 hectare Little Bobtail wildfire.
Smoke from this fire was visible from Hwy. 16 and surrounding communities, including Prince George, Quesnel and Williams Lake.
According to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN), as of May 13, the fire continued to grow, and residents in the evacuation alert area were advised that they should have continued to prepare themselves for a potential evacuation.
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) issued an evacuation order on May 10, 2015, from the intersection of the Bobtail Forest Service Road and the Blackwater Road, south to the Bobtail Connector Forest Service Road.
The evacuation order included all lands east of the Bobtail Forest Service Road and the Bobtail Connector Forest Service Road to the eastern boundary of RDBN’s Electoral Area ‘F’ (Vanderhoof Rural), including the Little Bobtail Lake, Naltesby Lake and Eulatazella Lake.
An evacuation alert was also issued on May 10 for the area south of Hwy. 16 from Sob Lake Road to the eastern boundary of the RDBN, south to the end of Naltesby Lake including the areas of Blackwater Road, Bobtail Forest Service Road, Bobtail Connector Forest Service Road, Sob Lake Road and the Cluculz Lake area.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Information and maps detailing the evacuation order and alert can be found on the RDBN’s website at www.rdbn.bc.ca. For more information regarding fires in the area go to the B.C. Wildfire website at www.bcwildfire.bc.ca.