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Crews battle grass fire near Vernon

The Vernon Fire Department and the BC Wildfire Service are responding to a grass fire near the city.

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The call came in around 3:20 p.m.

Officials said the fire is about two kilometres north of Predator Ridge golf course.

The BC Wildfire service is calling it a wind driven fire.

It’s grown to about four hectares.

Tankers are dropping retardant around the perimeter of the fire, and one helicopter has
also been sent to the scene.

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The fire is burning between rank 2 and rank 3, meaning it is spreading moderately, and some trees are fully involved.

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No homes are threatened at this time.

 

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