Update Aug. 5, 3 p.m.

Wildfire BC reports the status of both the Larch Hills and the Niskonlith Creek wildfires has been downgraded.

As of Friday afternoon, Aug. 5, a crew of four and a helicopter were working on the Larch Hills wildfire, which was roughly three kilometres northwest of the Larch Hills nordic ski area.

A single tree caught fire so the crew felled it and, with the aid of a helicopter which supplied water, worked to put it out. It was initially described as 0.01 hectares or 鈥榮pot sized.鈥�

The crew is now focusing on hot spots and BC Wildfire described the new status as 鈥渂eing held.鈥� That means the fire is no longer likely to spread, barring extreme circumstances.

As for the Niskonlith Creek wildfire which was also classified as 鈥榮pot size,鈥� BC Wildfire said it is now deemed 鈥渦nder control鈥� 鈥� a non-active stage that means it has patrol status. If any smoke pops up following the heat of the day, a crew will extinguish any hot spots.

Both wildfires were caused by single trees struck by lightning.

Earlier articles - 8:45 a.m., 11:50 a.m.

A lightning-caused wildfire was sparked southwest of Chase, at the southern tip of Niskonlith Creek. A second fire was discovered in the Larch Hills area near Salmon Arm on Friday, Aug. 5.

The BC Wildfire map shows both fires estimated at 0.01 hectares or 鈥榮pot sized,鈥� and both ignited on Aug. 4.

The wildfire in Niskonlith Lake Provincial Park appears to be about four kilometres west of the Trans-Canada Highway between Chase and Kamloops.

The cooler temperatures and rainfall earlier in the week have impacted wildfires in the region of the Kamloops Fire Centre surrounding Salmon Arm, Enderby and Vernon, with most having been extinguished.

Environment Canada predicts the high on Aug. 5 in Salmon Arm and Vernon will be 23 C, rising to 27 Saturday and 30 C Sunday.

The forecast shows temperatures hovering in the low 30s from Aug. 8-10 and dropping slightly to 29/30 C on Thursday, Aug. 11.

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