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Evacuation orders issued for Lytton First Nation reserves as wildfire grows nearby

Fire burning south of Lytton, B.C., reignites anxiety in community still recovering from 2021 disaster

An out-of-control wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has prompted evacuation orders for two sparsely populated First Nations reserves on the west side of the Fraser River.
Lytton First Nation Chief Niakia Hanna says two properties on the Lytton 26A and Skwayaynope 26 reserves are under evacuation orderdue to an "immediate danger to life and safety" from the Cantilever Bar wildfire, which has been burning about 10 kilometres south of the village of Lytton since Monday.
An emergency reception centre has been set up at the Lytton First Nation Battlefield Community Hall, and residents have been directed to evacuate via South Spencer Road.
An evacuation order means residents must leave immediately, while an alert advises people to be prepared to leave with little notice.
In addition to the new orders,a handful of properties remain under alert along the west side of the Fraser River, including from the Siska and Skuppah First Nations and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

The fire has now grown to more than 10 square kilometres, up from 1.5 square kilometres earlier this week and 6.5 square kilometres on Wednesday, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. It says the larger estimate is due to more accurate perimeter mapping after the smoke cleared enough to allow aircraft to fly overhead.
The wildfire is suspected to be human-caused, a broad category that includes all fires not sparked by lightning.

Ongoing concern in a fire-scarred region
"There is some anxiety in the community," Lytton First Nation Chief Hanna told CBC News."I mean, the recurring fires year after year raise those concerns, and it's not something new to us, but that doesn't mean that we are OKwith it."
He said wildfire preparedness work has been ongoing across the Nation's communities.
"We have a fuel mitigation crew that has been working all year, actually for a number of years now, doing FireSmarting and fuel mitigation on all of our reserves."
He said the dry conditions in the region remain a serious concern.
"We typically don't get as much rain as anywhere else. The rain just seems to miss us for whatever reason."
Lytton Mayor Denise O'Connor says the fire doesn't currently pose an immediate threat to the village, located on the east side of the Fraser River, but is still causing widespread distress.
"So many people have anxiety, and some with quite serious PTSD still from the 2021 fire," O'Connor told CBC News.

It's been four years since a fast-moving wildfire destroyed the village of Lytton and killed two people on June 30, 2021.
The fire burned down about 90 per cent of the village, as well as buildings in the nearby Lytton First Nation.
After the fire, many Lytton residents were hopeful they would be able to return home quickly, but delays caused by the need for archeological studies, as well as a lack of insurance coverage, have dragged out the rebuilding process.
Now, the village is finally starting to show signs of being a community again, with some people moving home and a few businesses opening back up.

The Lytton Chinese History Museum, the local legion and a store havebeen rebuilt along with some homes, says the mayor.
"Almost every building here is being rebuilt with ... fire-resistant material, the roofs are either metal or asphalt shingle, which is also fire resistant," she said.
Tricia Thorpe, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District director whose home was destroyed in the 2021 wildfire, says she has since rebuilt with fire resilience in mind.

"I've got sprinklers, my house is made of concrete and metal. Even my barn is metal and concrete siding as a precaution," she told CBC News.
Thorpe says smoke and falling debris from the latest wildfire are now creating additional concerns.
"Our biggest fear is the possibility of something starting with the embers, given how hot and dry it is here right now."

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