“We're seeing that fire behavior lessening because it's starting to reach now the the north face of the slope, where the impact of of the heat and and impact of the wind is less.”

cheknews.ca · Sep 21 · Sooke-area wildfire doubles to over 100 hectares on Vancouver Island

“It is producing a lot of smoke. It's quite visible, and it will remain visible in these next couple days of still warm and dry conditions.”

cheknews.ca · Sep 21 · Sooke-area wildfire doubles to over 100 hectares on Vancouver Island

“It could mean that the fire area is just eating up more of the fuel in the area than we're expecting it to, and we're wanting to bring it to more accessible ground that we can better manage the fire's edge.”

cheknews.ca · Sep 21 · Sooke-area wildfire doubles to over 100 hectares on Vancouver Island