The wildfire damage done Friday night in Scotch Creek wasnB次元官网网址檛 as bad as he feared, but Jay Simpson said numerous spot fires remain.

The Electoral Area F director was back in the North Shuswap Saturday morning, Aug. 19. He said bridges in the area, including the wooden one along Squilax-Anglemont Road at Scotch Creek, were still standing and intact. As for other structures in Scotch Creek he could see from Squilax-Anglemont Road, he guessed about half remained standing.

B次元官网网址淭he weird thing about fires is itB次元官网网址檚 hit and miss, it can take one and leave another,B次元官网网址� said Simpson. B次元官网网址淚 would say just on this brief pass through that 50 to 60 per cent of Scotch Creek is okay or minimal damage.B次元官网网址�

Through a series of posts shared on his Jay, North Shuswap Info page on Facebook, Simpson shared other comments about what he was seeing. He said Hilliam Road did not fair, with the fields on the south side having burnt. He said noted a couple of homes heading north of town were gone.

In town, Simpson said the Home Hardware looked to be intact, Bayside looked okay, the backside of Caravans West looked good, though there were spot fires there.

B次元官网网址淟ots to the south of (Express Point), canB次元官网网址檛 really tell if thereB次元官网网址檚 any buildings gone, but I think in general it looks okay,B次元官网网址� posted Simpson.

B次元官网网址淪cotch Creek market field, lotta burnt grass, except where theyB次元官网网址檝e pump the water into it which is right where the market is,B次元官网网址� Simpson continued. B次元官网网址淏TUs is okay, at this time. The other houses down (Squilax-Anglemont) down to Jimco seem to be good. Provincial Park looks intact.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭urning up Eli Road things look pretty good. All the houses up to North Shuswap Christian fellowship okayB次元官网网址� Came back on Squilax-Anglemont. Everything seems to look pretty good, all diamonds etc. are intact.B次元官网网址�

Simpson said he hadnB次元官网网址檛 been to Anglemont but talked to some people who, despite some downed trees and power lines, were able to get through, B次元官网网址渟o all of the bridges between Anglemont and here are intact.B次元官网网址�

Driving to Lee Creek, Simpson said heB次元官网网址檇 received word the top of Lee Creek Heights didnB次元官网网址檛 make it, but from Squilax-Anglemont things appeared to be intact.

Throughout his drive, Simpson noted spot fires burning all over. He said no firefighters could be seen. Instead, community members/businesses that stayed behind were attempting to knock out the fires.

B次元官网网址淪pooner Industrial has got three or four water tankers in the Scotch Creek area, and theyB次元官网网址檙e stopping around to put out spot fires,B次元官网网址� said Simpson, who urged anyone in the area who could to help.

B次元官网网址淎nybody thatB次元官网网址檚 in the area, there is value in you coming here and helping out,B次元官网网址� said Simpson in a post. B次元官网网址淲inds come up today and we could be in for more damage.B次元官网网址�

Simpson said the BC Wildfire Service camp at the Skwilax airstrip left around 2 p.m. on Friday.

The Observer will provide more information as it comes available.

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