UPDATE: Angle Mountain fire in Shuswap at 8 HA

| July 27, 2017 in Wildfire

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(UPDATE: July 27th @3:00 p.m.) - The fire is now estimated to be eight hectares in size.

The Angle Mountain fire grew a little overnight and is now at eight hectares in size.

It has 25 firefighters working on the fire, as well as one helicopter.

No structures are threatened at this time.

(UPDATE: July 26th) - The fire is estimated to be five hectares in size.

The Angle Mountain wildfire saw increased fire activity starting later on the morning of July 26th.
The fire is estimated at five hectares in size.
One aircraft and one helicopter were on site earlier.
There are 25 firefighters working on suppression on the ground.
On Tuesday, crews finished building an access route from a nearby forest service road, allowing more equipment and personnel to access the area.
The fire is in steep, rocky terrain.
The fire grew to increased winds gusting up to 40 km/hr.

(Original Story July 22nd @11:40 a.m.) - 

A fire north of Salmon Arm in the Shuswap Highlands started on Thursday.

The wildfire is located at Angle Mountain, about 3.5 kilometres north of Anglemont.

At two hectares in size, it's currently not a fire of note, but crews are on site Saturday working to build a helipad to make the fire more accessible to fire fighters.

The Kamloops Fire Centre is saying the location of the fire is "in very steep terrain, making it hard to access for crews."

Three firefighters are working on the helipad today and one helicopter is on the scene bringing in supplies.

No structures are threatened at this time.

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