Wildfire Evacuees Continue to Return in Meadow Valley Outside Summerland
BC Wildfire Service says 372 firefighters, 79 heavy equipment units and 38 structure protection staff are working as rain and cooler weather slow the blaze.
- The Bald Range wildfire remains out-of-control at 25,021 hectares, located 15 kilometres west of Summerland, despite gusty winds on Sunday.
- While northern areas received 6 to 7 mm of rain yesterday, the region enters a warming and drying trend starting Monday, increasing fire activity risk on southern and western flanks.
- BCWS maintains 24-hour operations with 372 firefighting personnel on-site, utilizing heavy equipment to build a contingency line south of Isintok Lake and west of Brent Mountain.
- The Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre is coordinating with provincial partners to support the safe return of Faulder and Meadow Valley residents as soon as conditions allow.
- Operations Crews continue mopping up around Summerland homes and utilizing thermal scans to identify hotspots, ensuring critical infrastructure remains protected while patrolling the fire's edge.
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Wildfire evacuees continue to return in Meadow Valley outside Summerland
More properties are being opened in Electoral Area F near the Bald Range wildfire. Specific properties in Meadow Valley have been downgraded from evacuation order to alert as of Monday morning, according to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre. Specific informati...
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UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Bald Range wildfire 15 kilometres west of Summerland remains at 25,021 hectares, despite gusty winds on Sunday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire behaviour remained lower than in previous days, thanks to rain from Saturday’s thunderstorm, which added moisture to forest fuels. “The northern parts of the Bald Range fire received 6 to 7 mm of rain yesterday, however, the south of the fire received minimal rain,” s…
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UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Bald Range wildfire 15 kilometres west of Summerland remains at 25,021 hectares, despite gusty winds on Sunday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire behaviour remained lower than in previous days, thanks to rain from Saturday’s thunderstorm, which added moisture to forest fuels. “The northern parts of the Bald Range fire received 6 to 7 mm of rain yesterday, however, the south of the fire received minimal rain,” s…
No growth on Summerland's Bald Range wildfire, evaction orders remain - Grand Forks Gazette
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Bald Range wildfire 15 kilometres west of Summerland remains at 25,021 hectares, despite gusty winds on Sunday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire behaviour remained lower than in previous days, thanks to rain from Saturday’s thunderstorm, which added moisture to forest fuels. “The northern parts of the Bald Range fire received 6 to 7 mm of rain yesterday, however, the south of the fire received minimal rain,” s…
No growth on Summerland's Bald Range wildfire, evaction orders remain - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Bald Range wildfire 15 kilometres west of Summerland remains at 25,021 hectares, despite gusty winds on Sunday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire behaviour remained lower than in previous days, thanks to rain from Saturday’s thunderstorm, which added moisture to forest fuels. “The northern parts of the Bald Range fire received 6 to 7 mm of rain yesterday, however, the south of the fire received minimal rain,” s…
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No growth on Summerland's Bald Range wildfire, evaction orders remain
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Bald Range wildfire 15 kilometres west of Summerland remains at 25,021 hectares, despite gusty winds on Sunday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire behaviour remained lower than in previous days, thanks to rain from Saturday’s thunderstorm, which added moisture to forest fuels. “The northern parts of the Bald Range fire received 6 to 7 mm of rain yesterday, however, the south of the fire received minimal rain,” s…
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