'I looked over the ridge and saw a huge plume of black smoke,” said Cameron. His team was flying a helicopter towards Vancouver Island when he noticed something strange coming from the forest. WITNESS: 'IT WAS JUST PURE LUCK THAT WE SAW IT'ĭavid Cameron is a volunteer with North Shore Rescue. Officials say ground crews are busy cutting trees to make room for a temporary helipad to help get firefighters in and out of the dense area.Ī plume of smoke is seen coming from a fire on Mount Seymour on July 12, 2023. Wildfire Service initially attributed the fire to be caused by lightning, however it's since been updated to say 'human.' No homes are currently in danger, according to the District of North Vancouver.

'We have not seen any significant rainfall, so it is concerning when we see a fire of this magnitude in the Lower Mainland,” said Arnold-Smith. Ground crews, who hiked hours into the backcountry, then took over firefighting efforts until Thursday morning. nBwBYZq9Bh - MVRD Emergency Services July 13, 2023 Thanks to the diligent work of response crews, good progress was made and the fire has responded to suppression efforts and is not spreading. Significant aerial and ground resources have been brought in to suppress a wildfire in the LSCR. Wildfire Service worked together to contain the blaze.Ī dozen helicopters and water bombers dropped buckets of water until 8 p.m. 'The fire is responding to our fire suppression efforts and the fire is not spreading,” said Brant Arnold-Smith, the emergency operations centre director for Metro Vancouver.Ĭrews from the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue, North Shore Emergency Management and B.C. ‘THE FIRE IS NOT SPREADING’Īt a late-night media briefing Wednesday, officials said crews had managed to significantly contain the fire, which sent a plume of smoke over the North Shore that could be seen from downtown Vancouver. That estimate has not been updated since Wednesday evening. Wildfire Service, which last estimated the size at 0.3 hectares, or 3,000 square metres. The Seymour River wildfire was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to the B.C. 'Good progress was made yesterday,' the district said in a social media update. Metro Vancouver Regional District said the small blaze was monitored throughout the night, and that firefighters have since resumed their efforts to prevent the flames from spreading. Officials say there will be more smoke over the North Shore on Thursday as crews continue battling a wildfire that broke out on Mount Seymour.

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