Update 12:55 p.m.
The Homesite Creek fire is now classified as "held."
BC Wildfire Service's map says BCWS responded with two initial attack crews and a water tender and that crews "are making good progress on their objectives."
This is the second fire in the area this summer –– a 0.3 hectare fire also ignited in the Homesite Creek area in mid-June.
Original story
A wildfire has ignited near Homesite Creek above Secret Cove.
The BC Wildfire Service map says the fire was discovered Wednesday, as of 9 a.m. Thursday morning is 0.95 hectares (just over two acres), and is classified as "out of control."
Halfmoon Bay Fire Department chief Kody Raymond in a Facebook post said the department is aware of the fire and the wildfire service is attending the situation.
For updates as they come in, visit the BC Wildfire Service map.
