Evacuation update

Evacuation order for Mountain View Road amended

Jul 22, 2020 | 5:27 AM

MCBRIDE — The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG) has amended the evacuation order it issued on July 4 for nine properties in the Mountain View Road area near McBride following the Wilcox Creek debris flood.

The RDFFG has continued to monitor the situation and has determined that the imminent risk has diminished in parts of the evacuation order area. The amended evacuation order area is shown in the map below.

Map courtesy RDFFG

Evacuation order rescinded for one property

• 4494 Mountain View

Road Evacuation order downgraded to evacuation alert for four properties

• 3089 Mountain Ash Road

• 3115 Mountain Ash Road

• 3135 Mountain Ash Road

• 4431 Mountain View Road

Evacuation order remains in place for four properties

• 4460 Mountain View Road

• 4453 Mountain View Road

• 4443 Mountain View Road

• 4413 Mountain View Road

For properties now on evacuation alert, conditions may change and make it necessary for the Regional District to require an immediate evacuation to ensure the safety of residents and frontline responders.

Residents should be prepared in the event that an evacuation is required by:

• moving equipment and farm implements to higher ground

• making arrangement for pets and livestock to be moved to safe locations

• gathering important papers in water-tight containers and move valuables to alternate locations

• preparing a 72-hour emergency kit, including medications

For properties remaining on evacuation order, residents are reminded to comply with the order and should not trespass in the area. The evacuation order is in place to keep residents safe. More debris events are probable and they can be fast moving, volatile and unpredictable.