The Crawford Creek fire located east of Squamish remains under control, but some brush fires had to be put out over last weekend by District of Squamish firefighters.
The Coastal Fire Centre’s Gordon Robinson wrote to The Squamish Chief on Tuesday, July 18, that the Crawford Creek wildfire has been deemed “under control” since July 12 and remains that way.
It still remains at 21 hectares in size and has 20 firefighters assigned to the incident.
District spokesperson, Rachel Boguski, wrote to The Squamish Chief on Friday, July 21, that at least three small fires happened between July 15 and 17, which garnered a local response.
On Saturday, July 15, there was a small brush fire that saw a response from six firefighters. A larger grass fire on Sunday, July 16 saw 12 firefighters respond, and a small campfire on Monday, July 17, saw eight firefighters respond.
The province continues to bring in more international firefighters, as there are 419 active wildfires throughout B.C. as of July 21.
There remains a blanket fire ban provincewide, with the exception of Haida Gwaii, for Category 1, 2 and 3 fires.
Elsewhere in the Sea to Sky Corridor
To the north of Pemberton, the Casper Creek fire has grown to over 500 hectares. As such, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) has issued an evacuation order for some properties near Anderson Lake.
"We are asking people to leave the area immediately, and evacuate south towards Pemberton," a communications official said to Pique Newsmagazine.
"If emergency accommodations are required, residents can contact 1-888-800-6493 to register, and proceed to the Pemberton Valley Lodge (1490 Sea to Sky Highway/Highway 99) in Pemberton."
Keep an eye on the wildfires in B.C. by going to wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map.
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