UPDATE 2:12 p.m.
Kim Wright, southeast fire centre information officer with the BC Wildfire Service tells Castanet the Mount Solomon wildfire is being classified as held but unit crews are still in place.
"There are three water tenders and two helicopters still working as required. The crews made really good progress and they are continuing to reinforce the containment line but the evacuation alert has been lifted," Wright says.
Wright says they have still not received an update on the Carmi Creek fire which is listed at 60 hectares. "It's bigger in size but the Solomon Mountain fire was considered a fire of note," says Wright.
Wright also says the biggest concern in the Southeast fire centre on Thursday is a fire buring 25 km southwest of Canal Flats, B.C. "it's 400 hectares in size at the moment but we are waiting on more accurate perimeter mapping. That fire is pretty aggressive and we're expecting significant growth once it's mapped."
UPDATE 9:15 a.m.
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has rescinded all evacuation alerts as of 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
The forty-four properties near Beaverdell in the West Boundary are no longer on evacuation alert. This means no properties in the RDKB are on evacuation alert or order due to wildfire.
The Solomon Mountain Wildfire is now classified as being held and crews continue to work to ensure the 18-hectare fire does not spread. Unit crews and heavy equipment are also fighting a 60-hectare fire near Carmi Creek. No fires in the RDKB are currently threatening any homes or other structures.
Environment Canada has forecasted slightly cooler daytime temperatures in the high twenties in the next 24 hours with a possibility for high winds and thunderstorms at the end of the week.
ORIGINAL 8:54 a.m.
An evacuation order remains in place for 110 residents in 44 homes north of Beaverdell Thursday morning, as crews continue to fight the Solomon Mountain Wildfire.
The fire remains listed as a fire of note on the BC Wildfire Service website but has not grown from its 17.5 hectares size.
Crews have been battling the blaze with the support of aerial resources and heavy equipment as required. The local fire department continues to provide support in the area as well.
Three helicopters are being utilized to monitor and perform water bucketing as required to cool the fire and limit spread in support of crews on the ground.
Heavy equipment is being utilized to establish a machine guard, which is a containment line constructed by the front blade of a dozer, to support containment.
Good progress is being made on the priority flanks at this time.
