Two wildfires deemed ‘out of control’ break out in Slocan Valley

Lightning from a Wednesday night thunderstorm has caused a .1-hectare wildfire in the Slocan Valley in the region of Trozzo Creek near Winlaw.

Two wildfires deemed ‘out of control’ break out in Slocan Valley Valley wildfires double Lightning from a Wednesday night thunderstorm has caused a .1-hectare wildfire in the Slocan Valley in the region of Trozzo Creek near Winlaw. An area that had parts of its forest burned three tears ago, the Trozzo Creek fire in the Nelson Range had some B.C. Wildfire Services suppression actions allocated to it on Thursday to limit the spread of the unwanted wildfire. There are no current area restrictions near this incident.

The Trozzo Creek has been characterized as “out of control” despite it’s small size and is a “wildfire that is spreading or it is anticipated to spread beyond the current perimeter, or control line.” Not far away, a .009-hectare wildfire in the Slocan Valley near Draw Creek — on the western edge of Valhalla Range — is still “under investigation” after having been discovered Wednesday evening, the B.C. Wildfire Service dashboard noted. There are no area restrictions associated with this fire, nor are there any resources allocated to it yet.

Also burning in the valley in the wake of the Wednesday evening storm is a .009-ha. lightning-caused wildfire near Upper Rooster Road, about 10 km north of Winlaw and five km away from the Trozzo Creek blaze. The fire has no resources allocated to it since it is characterized as "being held," and it is not expected to spread beyond its current borders. More Nelson News - Fire now at three hectaresHighway 33 - 9:06 pm - Wildfire north of 6-MileNelson - 8:20 pm - Fires now 20,000 hectaresBoston Bar - 8:09 pm - Sun's unfinished businessBCFC - 8:00 pm - Collage exhibition opening Nelson - 7:54 pm