RDCK EOC rescinds Evacuation Alert for Silverton, surrounding area of Area H
By The Nelson Daily Staff
On the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) said the Evacuation Alert for 185 properties in the Village of Silverton, 17 properties in the surrounding area of Electoral Area H, as well as 18 Parcel Identifiers (PIDs) has been rescinded.
The announcement was made in a media release by the RDCK EOC Friday afternoon.
The Village of Silverton and surrounding area were originally on Evacuation Order from July 24 until July 30 due to the Slocan Lake Complex wildfires.
Since then, the area had been on Evacuation Alert.
The Slocan Lake Complex includes the Aylwin Creek wildfire, Komonko Creek wildfire (4,006.4 Hectares Discovered on July 19, 2024), Mulvey Creek wildfire (2,037.3 Hectares, Discovered on July 18, 2024), Nemo Creek wildfire (5,790.6 Hectares, Discovered on July 18, 2024) and Ponderosa wildfire (1,548.7 Hectares, Discovered on July 18, 2024).
A complex is created when multiple wildfires are managed by a single Incident Management Team, and resources and equipment are shared between all incidents in the complex.
Updates or changes to the Evacuation Alert or Order will be provided via the RDCK website, Facebook, and X as more information becomes available. For details about evacuation and emergency preparedness, along with other resources, please visit www.rdck.ca/eocinfo. The RDCK EOC public inquiry line is 250.352.7701 or 1.866.522.7701 (toll free).
For up to date information on current wildfire activity, conditions and prohibitions, call 1.888.336.7378 or visit www.bcwildfire.ca.
For more information about evacuations and emergency preparedness, along with other resources:
- Current RDCK Evacuation Alerts, Orders and Rescinds or call 250.352.7701
- Sign up for RDCK Emergency Notification System to receive notifications
- RDCK web map
- Public weather alerts for BC from Environment Canada
- BC Wildfire – Interactive Map of Current Events
- Fortis BC Outage Map or call 1.866.436.7847
- BC Hydro outage map or call 1.800.224.9376
- Nelson Hydro 1.877.324.9376
- Drive BC for highway closures and road conditions
- For BC Air Quality Health Index
- Prepared BC
The map shows the rescinding of the Aylwin Creek Wildfire area. — Submitted
