Aggressive wildfires in East Kootenay for pull out of fire crews
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Crews have been pulled off three wildfires burning near Elko due to safety concerns.
The fires burning southeast of the community continue to grow, with the Lodgepole wildfire the largest at 1,751 hectares.
Information Officer Karlie Shaughnessy says the blazes in the Flathead area are exhibiting unprecedented behaviour.
“This happened when we issued the Rocky Mountain backcountry restriction, just because a lot of these fires burning in the backcountry were displaying very aggressive behaviour and were unpredictable,” Shaughnessy says. “When fires are burning out of control like this, we want to ensure our crews safety.”