Public urged to avoid area of growing wildfire burning near Mission, B.C.

The Fraser Valley Regional District is asking residents and visitors to avoid the Davis Lake area due to a growing, out-of-control wildfire burning on a mountainside east of Mission, B.C.

The Davis Lake wildfire, now a highly-visible wildfire of note, is burning in a remote area on the forested slope less than a kilometre north of Davis Lake Provincial Park, 18 kilometres north of Abbotsford.

“Due to the complexity of the landscape and persistent drought conditions, we are asking that people avoid the area completely to enable wildfire fighting activities to be prioritized,” read a Friday afternoon statement from the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD).

The forest service roads (FSR) behind Davis Lake have

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