As the summer heat hits the southern Interior, so is wildfire activity.
Across B.C., there have been 610 fires so far this year, 31 of them starting in just the past seven days, the B.C. Wildfire Service website shows.
There are currently 37 active fires in the province, 13 of which started in the last 48 hours.
A screenshot of the B.C. Wildfire Service map. (via B.C. Wildfire Service)Seven of those active fires are in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
Two were started in the last two days. Those being the Eagle Bluff fire near Gallagher Lake in the South Okanagan and the Miller Mountain fire, just started this evening near the Trepanier exit on the Okanagan Connector, near Peachland.
The largest of the Kamloops Fire Centre fires is the Richter Mountain fire near Osoyoos, which started July 24 and has burned 403 hectares. It was lightning-caused.
The Eagle Bluff blaze, which started Sunday, has so far burned 280 hectares and is believed to be human-caused.
The new Miller Mountain fire is currently estimated at .75 of a hectare in size.
Near Lytton, the Kanaka Station Road fire is listed as under control and 8.3 hectares in size.
Three small sport fires are burning at Douglas Lake Ranch, Moffat Creek north of Vernon, and Enderby Mabel Lake Road. All are listed as .01 of a hectare in size, and their cause is unknown.
Elsewhere across the province, 14 fires are burning in the Northwest Fire District, seven in the Coastal District, five in the Southeast, and four in the Prince George District.
— Jon Manchester, Castanet
