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Columbia-Shuswap Emergency Co-ordinator Cliff Doherty says Falkland
residents are in ``no immediate danger'' from a 15-hectare wildfire
burning about two kilometres northwest of the village. ``We're going to
monitor the fire and should that change we'll get a message out to them
really quick,'' said Doherty, from the scene of the blaze late Thursday
afternoon. He praised the efforts of the Falkland volunteer fire
department, which rushed to the scene around 3 pm, ground crews from the
Wildfire Management Branch and the eight aircraft dousing the blaze.
Tankers from the Southeast District, Kamloops and Penticton dropped
retardant on the grass fire while helicopters dumped buckets of water.
``The fire has been knocked down considerably,'' said Doherty, who
described it as smouldering. There are homes in the area but none is
threatened at this time. Winds are said to be blowing away from the
village.
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Update: Falkland fire under control: Wayne Moore - Castanet Sep 1, 2011 / 5:28 pm
A wildfire, which burned for much of Thursday afternoon east of Falkland is under control. The fire started shortly after 2:30 p.m. when heavy winds in the area knocked a tree onto some high voltage lines. Brent Lipinski with the Falkland Fire Department says the winds whipped the resulting spark into a fire which grew in size to about 25 hectares. The fire started in the Dump Road area directly behind the Falkland Ranch west of Falkland. It grew to rank four at its worst. While there are homes in the vicinity, Lipinski says there have been no evacuations. Forest Ministry crews hit the fire hard from the air and are now dealing with hot spots. There were no injuries and no structures were lost
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Update: Falkland fire under control: Wayne Moore - Castanet Sep 1, 2011 / 5:28 pm
A wildfire, which burned for much of Thursday afternoon east of Falkland is under control. The fire started shortly after 2:30 p.m. when heavy winds in the area knocked a tree onto some high voltage lines. Brent Lipinski with the Falkland Fire Department says the winds whipped the resulting spark into a fire which grew in size to about 25 hectares. The fire started in the Dump Road area directly behind the Falkland Ranch west of Falkland. It grew to rank four at its worst. While there are homes in the vicinity, Lipinski says there have been no evacuations. Forest Ministry crews hit the fire hard from the air and are now dealing with hot spots. There were no injuries and no structures were lost
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