VANCOUVER — Crews were literally fighting fire with fire in the southern Okanagan as the BC Wildfire Service takes advantage of cooler weather to try to contain a blaze that has forced hundreds from their homes. Fire information officer Marg Drysdale told a news conference Wednesday that crews were conducting controlled burns on the southeastern […]
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An aerial ignition was planned for the region as crews burned off trees and bush not far from Highway 3A, which was closed briefly on Tuesday as flames moved closer. Environment Canada was calling for temperatures to drop by almost 10 degrees in the Penticton area from the low 30s recorded Wednesday to expected highs of no more than 23 C on Thursday and Friday.
The south Okanagan fire is among six now listed by the wildfire service as either highly visible or a threat to public safety, up from just two so-called “wildfires of note” a day earlier. The wildfire service warned that activity on that suspected lightning-caused blaze was expected to pick up late in the day as winds increased and a cold front moved in.
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