by Okanagan Life | Jun 5, 2017 | Community, Emergency-Fire
500,000 additional sandbags on their way As of Monday (June 5) morning, the level of Okanagan Lake was 343.246 m, exceeds historic highs. Local government crews and BC Forestry crews have been deployed to inspect existing barriers after last night’s high winds, review...
by Okanagan Life | May 31, 2017 | Community, Emergency-Fire
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan and South Okanagan with conditions favourable to thunderstorms, strong winds, hail and heavy rain. This afternoon the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 11, 2014 | Community, Emergency-Fire
As wildfire activity continues to increase throughout the province, the Wildfire Management Branch welcomed over 220 additional fire personnel on Friday and Saturday. One 19-person Incident Management Team, 40 sustained action firefighters and about 30 support staff...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2014 | Emergency-Fire
The Dilworth Mountain Park off of Chilcotin Crescent will be closed to the public immediately due to an extremely high fire hazard. Dilworth Mountain Park consists of the natural areas surrounding the neighbourhoods along Dilworth Drive and Summit Road. “The Okanagan...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 19, 2014 | Emergency-Fire
An Evacuation Order remains in effect for Smith Creek, Tallus Ridge, Alexandria Way and Shannon Woods neighbourhoods. In total, an estimated 2,500 residents from approximately 1,100 homes are evacuated. Another 151 residents remain on Evacuation Alert on Lenz Road,...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 18, 2014 | Emergency-Fire
It has been a relatively good night on the fire-lines as crews monitored the Smith Creek fire. Field reports suggest there were a few flare ups during the overnight hours, but they were knocked down quickly by fire fighter patrols from West Kelowna, Kelowna, Lake...
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