Wildfire Information Alert ended for Pincher Creek area but caution still advised in the area
PINCHER CREEK — The smell and haze brings to mind last fall’s Kenow fire. The current blaze isn’t far away from the fire that spread into the Waterton area
A wildfire burning near Wise Creek in the southeast corner of B.C. is creating smoky conditions in the Castle and Beaver Mines area. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is aware of the fire which is being monitored by the B.C. Forest Service.
Around 6:30-pm Thursday evening, the fire was determined to be 55-hectares in size. By 9:43 Alberta Emergency Alert confirmed the fire had reached 100-hectares but, had not crossed the Alberta/BC border.
An Alberta Emergency Information Alert was ended Thursday morning for the Pincher Creek area. That fire is still entirely in B-C. The region remains under an air quality advisory