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Fire crews continue to extinguish hot spots and perform mop-up duties at the Bradley Creek wildfire. Discovered July 31, the fire continues to be classified as ‘being held’ . It has been held since Saturday. “Within the fire perimeter, smouldering pockets of deep-burning heat produced increased smoke yesterday evening,” said BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) in its latest update… On Thursday, there is a risk of localized thunderstorms in the afternoon into the evening that might produce strong winds, with gusts potentially reaching 60 km/h. …At the Bradley Creek wildfire complex, which covers both the Quilpituk Creek and Bradley Creek wildfires, there is currently an Incident Management Team, 113 firefighters, seven helicopters, 38 pieces of heavy equipment, and 25 structure protection members. The Bradley Creek wildfire remains out of control and covers 2,650.3 hectares. It is one of 109 active wildfires in the province.