Bear Creek Wildfire 2015
UPDATE: Evacuation alerts ended for Bear Creek fire
WEST KELOWNA – The evacuation alert for the Bear Creek Interface Fire is rescinded as of 2 p.m. today. 10:16 a.m. July 22 update. Submitted by CORD Emergency The Emergency Operation Centre advises that the Evacuation Alert for the Bear Creek fire remains in effect. The area burned by the fire remains at 1.8 hectares and...
UPDATE: Bear Creek wildfire 75 per cent contained; evacuation alert still in place
WEST KELOWNA – The 1.8-hectare wildfire burning in Bear Creek Provincial Park is now 75 per cent contained, but the last 25 per cent will be a challenge. B.C. Wildfire Management says six air tankers, three helicopters and 26 firefighters worked yesterday to keep the aggressive fire from spreading. “Crews remained on site overnight and...
UPDATE: Westside Road closed; evacution alert for Bear Creek fire
UPDATE: 8:32 p.m. July 19 RCMP have asked that boaters keep well clear of the area around Bear Creek Park to ensure B.C. Forest Service air tankers and helicopters can safely access water from Okanagan Lake. UPDATE: 7:06 p.m. July 19 Kelowna B.C.– Bear Creek Main at Westside Road and Bear Creek Road at Parkinson...
Firefighters battling second blaze along Westside Road
WEST KELOWNA - Firefighters are on the scene of a second forest fire on the Westside, this one north of Lake Okanagan Resort and south of the La Casa residential community. There is no need to call 911 or fire dispatch on this matter. Residents along Westside Road near Bear Creek Provincial Park remain on...
Crews battling wildfire in Bear Creek Park
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters are responding to a grass fire in Bear Creek Provincial Park on Westside Road. The fire was first reported as small in size but has grown to 50-by-50 metres in size and is burning Rank 2 or 3 uphill, according to unconfirmed reports. The trail has the blaze guarded on three...