The Okanagan Forest Task Force is reminding people to extinguish campfires
B.C. crews band together to assist at Mount Christie wildfire
There is minimal growth on the blaze 6 km from Okanagan Falls
‘The ups are getting a little bit higher and the downs aren’t going as low as they usually do’
The list is made up of the ten biggest fires based on hectares of size
The wildfire remains at 2,035.0 hectares in size
Small blaze off Cedar Ridge Road sparked Sunday, Aug. 23
Alert is due to the Talbot Creek wildfire
55 pieces of equipment, 110 firefighters from across B.C. have been released from Penticton blaze
The fire closed the highway’s northbound lanes near Merritt.
Blaze near Penticton experienced ‘minimal fire activity’ over the past 24 hours
Access was restored early Friday morning.
Residents are urged to prepared in case they need to leave their homes
Residents are asked to cooperate with any requests firefighters may have or answer questions they ask
BC Wildfire will have 132 personnel on-site for the day
Owner John Skinner said they’re taking it day by day
BC Wildfire Service urging extreme caution
