Crews Dealing with Flare-up at Kalamoir Park Wildfire
Crews are using hose lines and a helicopter as they handle a small flare-up, while the blaze remains under control, officials said.
- West Kelowna fire crews and the BC Wildfire Service responded to a flare-up at Kalamoir Regional Park on June 22, with West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund managing the situation as smoke rose from the site.
- The original fire erupted on June 16, burning 9.4 hectares near the Casa Loma neighbourhood; although evacuation orders were lifted last week, the park remains closed for the foreseeable future.
- Brolund noted that parts of the park are extremely steep with limited access to the fire site, making flare-ups more likely, while staff patrol regularly to check for hot spots.
- Crews established a hose line into the park and filled a pool with water at the end of Benedick Road, while the BCWS deployed an initial attack crew with one helicopter en route.
- The incident remains classified as under control with no risk of additional spread, though Black Press reported light smoke rising from the park entrance.
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Air support called in as wildfire flares-up at Kalamoir Park in West Kelowna - Creston Valley Advance
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. BC Wildfire says it has an initial attack crew on site, and air support of one helicopter is en route. There is no risk of additional spread of the fire, and the incident remains listed as under control. –––––––––– Smoke can be seen rising from Kalamoir Regional Park again. At around 1:14 p.m. fire crews responded to reports of a wildfire flaring up at the Kalamoir Regional Park in West Kelowna. According to a Black Press repor…
Air support called in as wildfire flares-up at Kalamoir Park in West Kelowna - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. BC Wildfire says it has an initial attack crew on site, and air support of one helicopter is en route. There is no risk of additional spread of the fire, and the incident remains listed as under control. –––––––––– Smoke can be seen rising from Kalamoir Regional Park again. At around 1:14 p.m. fire crews responded to reports of a wildfire flaring up at the Kalamoir Regional Park in West Kelowna. According to a Black Press repor…
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Air support called in as wildfire flares-up at Kalamoir Park in West Kelowna
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. BC Wildfire says it has an initial attack crew on site, and air support of one helicopter is en route. There is no risk of additional spread of the fire, and the incident remains listed as under control. –––––––––– Smoke can be seen rising from Kalamoir Regional Park again. At around 1:14 p.m. fire crews responded to reports of a wildfire flaring up at the Kalamoir Regional Park in West Kelowna. According to a Black Press repor…
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