latest concern across the line
several fires suddenly popped up in our vicinity, houses got singed 100 km to our north, where high winds whipped up a fire, and the fire down south, across the 49 th parralel, is pushing up the ridges into our view.
good thing the winds were from the west!
this morning there was no sign of fire or smoke from there, must have been a greassfire that traveled up with sw winds that got pretty strong in places.
Then the latest news came from the West kelowna area under imminent danger of the White lake fire"
Fifty to 60 structures have been lost to the White Rock Lake wildfire, the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says.
In a video conference with media, Monday, EOC director Brian Reardon said the exact number is not yet known.
Those homes were in the Killiney Beach and Ewings Landing areas.
Reardon said conditions Sunday night were "extremely unsettling" and that fire crews are working "as hard as they can."
He called the last 24 hours "a big challenge" and said the fire is still burning out of control in residential areas as conditions change rapidly.
He expressed frustration that North Westside Fire Rescue had to pull its boat away from the fire fight to rescue about 10 people who had ignored evacuation orders and stayed behind. He also urged boaters to stay away from the area to allow space for firefighting aircraft to work.
Approximately 3,000 people from 1,463 properties remain evacuated due to the fire.
BC Wildfire Service incident commander Mark Healey said rain is hoped for this afternoon and moderate temperatures in the low to mid 20s, which will help in the fire fight, but that north winds are forecast tonight, which may pose a challenge.
He said the fire has shown extreme behaviour in the Killiney area and noted crews were pulled out of the area about 2 a.m. after the fire crossed both sides of Westside Road and blocked firefighters to both the north and south. Until they could safely leave, they sheltered in the Westshore Estates area.
latest concern across the line
several fires suddenly popped up in our vicinity, houses got singed 100 km to our north, where high winds whipped up a fire, and the fire down south, across the 49 th parralel, is pushing up the ridges into our view.
good thing the winds were from the west!
this morning there was no sign of fire or smoke from there, must have been a greassfire that traveled up with sw winds that got pretty strong in places.
Then the latest news came from the West kelowna area under imminent danger of the White lake fire"
Fifty to 60 structures have been lost to the White Rock Lake wildfire, the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says.
In a video conference with media, Monday, EOC director Brian Reardon said the exact number is not yet known.
Those homes were in the Killiney Beach and Ewings Landing areas.
Reardon said conditions Sunday night were "extremely unsettling" and that fire crews are working "as hard as they can."
He called the last 24 hours "a big challenge" and said the fire is still burning out of control in residential areas as conditions change rapidly.
He expressed frustration that North Westside Fire Rescue had to pull its boat away from the fire fight to rescue about 10 people who had ignored evacuation orders and stayed behind. He also urged boaters to stay away from the area to allow space for firefighting aircraft to work.
Approximately 3,000 people from 1,463 properties remain evacuated due to the fire.
BC Wildfire Service incident commander Mark Healey said rain is hoped for this afternoon and moderate temperatures in the low to mid 20s, which will help in the fire fight, but that north winds are forecast tonight, which may pose a challenge.
He said the fire has shown extreme behaviour in the Killiney area and noted crews were pulled out of the area about 2 a.m. after the fire crossed both sides of Westside Road and blocked firefighters to both the north and south. Until they could safely leave, they sheltered in the Westshore Estates area.