Smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake fire on Saturday, July 29/via Columbia Shuswap Regional District

While the fire has been flaring up through this weekend, the BC Wildfire Service is reporting minimal growth in the size of the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burning near the eastern edges of the lake.

“The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that increased fire activity on the Lower East Adams Lake Wildfire through Saturday, July 29, did not result in significant movement of the fire toward the residences under Evacuation Alert,” said the Columbia Shuswap Regional District in a release on Sunday.

However, the CSRD has issued a warning to pilots in the region.

“BCWS has reported to the Shuswap Emergency Program that there was a safety concern yesterday [Saturday] with a fixed-wing aircraft flying in the area where helicopters were bucketing the Lower East Adams Lake fire,” said the Regional District.  “There Is currently a Notice to Air Missions, also known as NOTAMs, in effect for the area. This restricts the airspace in and around forest fires. Regulations also apply to drone operators.”

Officials say the fire is continuing to burn within its current boundaries, identified by the BC Wildfire Service as 1,821 hectares as of Sunday.

It is not posing any additional threat to the roughly 100 properties to the southwest of the fire along the eastern shore of Adams Lake.

“The fire on the southeast flank, which is closest to the populated area, was held by the actions of the K-Max helicopter, which bucketed throughout the day yesterday [Saturday],” said the CSRD.  “The fire will continue to be managed by aerial resources as available.”

The Lower East Adams Lake fire, along with the Bush Creek East fire, both broke out earlier this month after a thunderstorm rolled over the region.

The Bush Creek East fire — estimated at around 600 hectares in size — has a dozen properties to its west on evacuation alert by the TNRD.