Properties in Celista placed on evacuation order due to Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

CELISTA, B.C. — Properties in Celista are now on evacuation order due to the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire.

In an alert late Thursday (Aug. 17) night, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) issued an evacuation order for properties 4001 to 4596 Meadow Creek Rd. due to the nearby 10,000-hectare wildfire.

While the fire remains very visible along Shuswap Lake, the BC Wildfire Service says there is no organized spread south of the powerlines, and crews remain on site patrolling for hot spots and extinguishing them.

Early Friday morning, the CSRD also expanded its evacuation alert to include 4705, 4831 and 4836 Meadow Creek Road and 4989 and 4993 Line 17 Road. They join Lee Creek and Scotch Creek on evacuation alert.

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Any properties outlined in red must leave the area immediately.

Anyone in the red area must leave immediately. Residents who need to evacuate can register for emergency support services (ESS) online and report to the Quaaout Lodge at 1663 Little Shuswap Lake Rd. in Chase.

Guidelines on what to do in an evacuation is available online.

The wildfire service says fire activity is expected to continue to pick up with increased winds Friday. As of 11 p.m. Friday, the wildfire service says the cold front had not arrived across the fire.

A planned ignition on the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire was complete Thursday afternoon.