The City of Revelstoke and the Revelstoke and Area Emergency Management Program issued an evacuation order for the Fish River Road and Incomappleux River Forest Service Road area because of increased wildfire activity.
People in the vicinity of Beaton were instructed to leave immediately. The city urged residents to take emergency kits, medications, important documents and essential supplies, lock their homes and contact their emergency contacts.
The Beaton Area wildfire had grown to 266.52 hectares and remained out of control.
The map below shows the area under the evacuation order:
The city said it would provide regular updates to residents, visitors and businesses.
The next update was expected at 2 p.m. on Aug. 16 or sooner if conditions changed.
