CFES confirmed at 5:30 p.m. (July 9) that this fire has been extinguished.

After some initial difficultly locating it, Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services (CFES) arrived at the scene of a small bush fire located off Michel Road near JimSmith Lake, southwest of Cranbrook, at about 2 p.m.

According to the BC Wildfire Service the estimated size of the fire was 0.009 ha.

Lead image: A CFES truck departs a Michel Road property while trying to locate the blaze, located near the property.

Photos by Carrie Schafer and Ian Cobb/e-KNOW

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