As the forest fire battles continues in BC, a few new wildfires have started in the Rocky Forest Area west of Nordegg.One fire is being held at the Coral Creek area, as well as another being held near the upper South Ram drainage.

One fire is now under control north of Nordegg, while the only out of control fire in the area, is a 67 hectare fire near Crescent falls.

There's no word yet on the causes of the fire, but Wildfire Information Officer with Alberta Ag and Forestry Barry Shellian says they are working on extinguishing or containing those fires, but none of them are threatening any life or property.

“Two of the wildfires, the one that’s up the Coral (Creek), and the one that’s up in the North Ram, we’re going to be managing these wildfires, and what I mean by managing them is, they’re in very remote locations burning in mountain valleys. The direction that they are moving is from the community, and they’re moving into mountain terranes, so they are surrounded on three sides.”

He goes on to say that crews are on the ground right now battling these blazes.

“We have several aircraft, 60 firefighters, and heavy equipment that consists of water trucks, dozers, track hoes, and various specialized equipment working on these fires. Along with man power on the ground, we’re also using what we call aerial ignition, it’s where we use fire, to manage wildfire.”

Ariel ignition is used to burn off potential fuel between an existing fire and a body of water, making use of lakes and rivers as natural barriers to the fire.

Shellian says it's hard to say exactly when they will be able to fully extinguish these fires, as they can lay dormant over the winter, as was the case with the big Fort McMurray fire that happened back in May of 2016, which was only declared fully extinguished earlier this month.

The Coral Creek Valley, White Rabbit/ Hummingbird trail and the area adjacent to Crescent Falls remain close to the public to provide locations for the firefighting operations. 

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