Prescribed burn, smoke may be visible on Highway 3
Today - June 10, 2015 ENR fire personnel will be conducting another prescribed burn on fire ZF-002 to tie up areas that have a potential for long term fire growth. Smoke may be visible on Highway 3 but there is no plan to close the highway for this operation. The fire is approximately 55 kilometres south of Behchoko. This photo is from the first prescribed burn out on May 29th, 2015.
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