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BC Wildfire Service controls all active wildfires in the East Kootenay

All wildfires that were burning in the East Kootenay are now either under control or completely extinguished.

According to the BC Wildfire Service, Tuesday’s 0.03-hectare wildfire west of Cranbrook near Scott Creek has been snuffed out, as well as the 0.04-hectare fire that sparked northwest of Invermere at Lake Enid.

From the weekend, the BC Wildfire Service also managed to extinguish a 0.04-hectare wildfire that ignited southwest of Cranbrook in Gold Creek.

Lastly, the 0.03-hectare wildfire west of Kimberley near Mark Creek is now officially considered to be under control and should be fully extinguished in the coming days.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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