Photo: Bruce Borrowman

Fire could be seen from Lumby on Tuesday night.

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.

Rain, wet snow and a cooler temperature have helped control a wildfire just over two kilometres away from Lumby.

The BC Wildfire Service reports the Cooper Creek wildfire is "being held." 

"There is no smoke that can be seen from the village," said Lumby Fire Chief Tony Clayton. "Yesterday you could see the smoke and the flareups."

Clayton said he had heard from the forests ministry there had been rain and wet snow at the site of the fire.

UPDATE: 1:05 p.m.

An evacuation alert affecting 30 residences along Cooper Road and Hurt Road in response to a wildfire in the Cooper Creek area has been cancelled, according to the North Okanagan Regional District.

The BC Wildfire Service reports the wildfire is 4.1 hectares in size.

Original Story: 8 a.m.

More firefighters from the BC Wildfire Service were being sent Wednesday to the Cooper Creek wildfire burning two kilometres northwest of Lumby. 

Some were already on the scene, said Max Birkner, fire information officer.

Smoke had died down, but the wildfire continued to burn and an evacuation alert for 30 residences in the area remained in effect, said the village's fire chief.

“Visible smoke has died down but we are still getting some winds,” said Fire Chief Tony Clayton.

An evacuation alert was issued last night for homes along Cooper and Hurt roads.

“Structural protection specialists are coming out again and will be evaluating people's property,” Clayton said.

The fire chief said the blaze was not a threat to the village at this time.

The wildfire erupted early Tuesday evening and could be seen by villagers – first as smoke and then flame as it sparked trees in the hills.

The B.C. Wildfire Service responded to the fire Tuesday night with a helicopter and airtankers. Retardant was being laid down on the north and east flanks.

"More elaborate mapping of the fire has been done and it is still estimated to be four hectares in size," Birkner reported.

"This is a developing situation," Birkner said, referring to the windy conditions overnight. "If aircraft are needed we will put them on."