Tremont Creek Wildfire Displaying Rank 6 Fire Behavior

The 2021 wildfire season was the third worst on record but in terms of impact on a small local region it was incredibly devestating.

The season really took off after BC and the Pacific Northwest was locked in the Heat Dome, a highly unusual high pressure system that locked over the region and allowed temperatures to sore. Dozens of temperature records fell, day after day new records were set beating the ones set the previous day. Places that commonly see temperatures reach the lower 40’s C were now seeing daily temperatures in the upper 40’s C.

Finally, Lytton BC reached a scorching temperature of 49.6 degrees C, setting an all time record, breaking the previous one by 2 degrees. The following day a wildfire was sparked on the edge of the community and within minutes the entire community was destroyed by fire. People were forced to flee the fire leaving everything behind.

Throughout the summer the wildfires continued to escalate and for 7 weeks people were driven from their homes and communities were put on alert..

I filmed this in august when the Tremont Creek wildfire forced the community of Cherry Creek to leave their homes. What is displayed here is Rank 6 fire behavior.