UPDATE: 12:30 p.m.
BC Wildfire Service has been able to locate the wildfire and it is a significant distance away from Sunshine Coast Highway.
The fire remains small at just 0.3 hectares in size as of Wednesday at noon.
Rain is expected to continue on Wednesday with a risk of a thunderstorm.
UPDATE: 10:15 a.m.
The fire is now being held at 0.1 hectares, according to BC Wildfire Service.
UPDATE: June 18, 9:30 a.m.
Firefighters are being flown in and will search on foot to locate a small wildfire burning in Halfmoon Bay.
BC Wildfire Service information officer Sarah Budd said an initial attack crew, a response officer and a helicopter are in the area on Wednesday.
“At this point, they’re still looking to get eyes on the fire,” said Budd. “They are working on finding the fire.”
Firefighters not being able to locate it demonstrates how small it is, she added.
“We are going to [get] rain today so that also helps.”
An update on the fire is expected from BCWS later Wednesday.
A staff member at Homesite Creek Campground said the fire is not anywhere near their campground. They have been spoken with BCWS and were told firefighters are looking for the fire.
ORIGINAL: June 17, 11:53 p.m.
Firefighters are heading to an out-of-control wildfire burning on the Sunshine Coast.
The wildfire is small in size, estimated at less than a hectare and roughly 19 kilometres west of Sechelt.
BC Wildfire Service says the wildfire was first discovered at 8:33 p.m. on Tuesday and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The wildfire was first spotted near Homesite Creek beside the Suncoaster Trail.
One initial attack crew is responding to the wildfire from the BC Wildfire Service.
Josh Martens was fishing off Epsom Point and watched the wildfire grow until about 9:30 p.m.
A witness posted a photograph to social media at 8:51 p.m. showing a plume of smoke coming from the hillside.
Rainfall is expected overnight on Tuesday.
An out-of-control wildfire is one that is spreading or anticipated to spread beyond the current perimeter or control line.
