Photo by Linda Anderson Check out her gallery at www.southokanaganphotos.today OIB Cultural Centre – Osoyoos CBC Indigenous Global Okanagan Castanet Okanagan Penticton Herald Penticton Western CBC Kelowna CBC Vancouver Oliver Fire Department RCMP BC Newsroom CKWX CKNW School District 53 Town of Oliver Oliver Parks and Recreation Regional District Okanagan Similkameen […]
Archives for July 2021
FIRE stats – part deux
* Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 277 * Since April 1, 2021: * 1,168 wildfires * 338,897 hectares burned * Active fires by fire centre: * Cariboo: 44 * Coastal: 8 * Kamloops: 102 * Northwest: 4 * Prince George: 58 * Southeast: 61 Crews and equipment: * Firefighters and other personnel currently fighting the […]
The ‘big’ SMOKE
Photos by Stocks Taken at 6:30 am Thursday
Weekend weather
Thursday morning FIRE map
Is Parks Canada taking over “fire control” or just observing ??
Southern Okanagan Secondary School has been established as a staging area for firefighters coming to fight both the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire and Thomas Creek wildfires. Eighteen are currently on site from Parks Canada with 100-plus expected from outside of the province. The Oliver airport is also advising that helicopters are now using the site and […]
BC Wildfire – fact sheet
Fires: * Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 296 * Since April 1, 2021: * 1,156 wildfires * 310,509 hectares burned * Active fires by fire centre: * Cariboo: 46 (50,348 hectares) * Coastal: 10 (799 ha) * Kamloops: 111 (110,043 ha) * Northwest: 5 (25,955 ha) * Prince George: 60 (105,661 ha) * Southeast: […]
