Prime Highlights
- A fire in Lytton, B.C., was ignited after a wheel on an RCMP dive-team trailer lost traction, triggering evacuations.
- Air and ground crews acted quickly to monitor the progression of the fire in hot and dry conditions.
Key Facts
- The Izman Creek fire had spread to approximately 155 hectares and remains burning.
- Part properties and Indigenous individuals were placed under evacuation notice and order.
Key Background
Fire erupted near Lytton, British Columbia, when the wheel was knocked off an RCMP dive-team trailer and onto tinder-dry grass along the side of Highway 12. The incident happened on July 1, 2025, as the team returned from a deployment to Seton Lake. Even though there was a responding officer’s quick effort with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, the fire moved rapidly through the tinder-dry underbrush.
The resulting Izman Creek fire spread quickly and consumed about 155 hectares by July 3. Three helicopters and ground crews were deployed to fight the fire by the BC Wildfire Service. Three rural homes were posted with evacuation signs and notices made for nine other properties due to proximity to houses and reserve land. Evacuation signs were also posted on some of the Fraser River reserves by the Lytton First Nation.
The blaze brought traumatic flashbacks to residents of Lytton just days shy of the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2021 blaze that claimed two lives and left much of the town and the surrounding Indigenous communities smoldering. Residents are still trying to move past the prior tragedy, Mayor Denise O’Connor reported, citing the psychological impact.
The Izman Creek fire is the only solo among almost 90 live wildfires scoured British Columbia. It is one of very few that sent out full evacuation alerts this year. Similar to climatic forecasts that forecast unrelenting heat and hot winds, south B.C. is still in severe wildfire risk. The RCMP corroborated the mechanical failure and also stated that the cause of the same is currently under investigation. Firefighters emphasized the preventable reason of such human-caused fires and requested increased awareness, particularly while driving in areas prone to wildfires.
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