The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has implemented an Area Restriction Order for the vicinity of the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire, barring anyone other than authorized personnel from the area.
The BCWS says the area restriction reflects “the continued need to protect the public in areas where ongoing fire suppression activities are taking place and to avoid interference with fire control”.
The order, applying to Crown land, went into effect from noon on Saturday July 24, 2021 and will remain in effect until 12:00 p.m. on October 15, 2021, or until rescinded.
Under this Order and section 11(2) of the Wildfire Act, a person must not remain in or enter the restricted area without the prior written authorization unless the person is entering in the course of:
- Travelling as a person acting in an official capacity;
- Travelling for the purpose of supporting wildfire suppression activities;
- Travelling to or from his or her principle residence that is not under an evacuation order;
- Travelling to or from private or leased property for the purposes of accessing a secondary residence or recreational property that is not under an evacuation order;
- Using a highway as defined in the Highway Act; or,
- Engaging and/or participating in agricultural activities pertaining to livestock or agriculture management on private or leased property.
