Nohomin Creek wildfire no longer ‘fire of note’

The portion of the Nohomin Creek wildfire burning within the Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park near Lytton will be allowed to remain out of control until it is naturally extinguished.

In a joint news release issued Wednesday (Aug. 10) morning, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), BC Parks, and Lytton First Nation say the wildfire remains active in high-elevated parts of the Stein Valley, but there’s no predicted threat to communities based on long-term fire behaviour modelling. However, smoke from the fire is expected to be visible to surrounding communities.

The Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park is co-managed by Lytton First Nation and the B.C. government. Lytton First Nation, BC Parks and BCWS say that fire is a natural ecological process necessary to maintain a healthy forest and a diversity of plant and animal life.

BCWS says the park has a co-developed fire management plan outlining the valley bottom, the walking trail and the watershed as areas where suppression efforts may be permitted. While fire suppression efforts have been carried out in those areas, BCWS says the remainder of the park will be allowed to have naturally-burning wildfire.

(Image credit: BC Wildfire Service).

As of Wednesday morning, the Nohomin Creek wildfire is measured at around 3,745 hectares. BCWS adds blaze will no longer be considered a wildfire of note as of Wednesday.