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On Tuesday night, the Christie Mountain wildfire had grown to be more than an estimated 1,000 hectares, prompting hundreds of evacuations and more than 3,600 evacuation alerts. – Aug 19, 2020
Shortly after the fire broke out, the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen issued an evacuation order for 319 properties in the area.
A further 116 properties in the Upper Carmi area and an additional home north of Heritage Hills are now under an evacuation alert, the RDOS said late Tuesday. Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park is also under an evacuation alert.
Nearby residents and visitors are sharing photos and videos of the Christie Mountain wildfire.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Tanya Robertson.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Tanya Robertson.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Photo submitted.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Tanya Robertson.
The Christie Mountain wildfire Tuesday evening. Courtesy: Zachary Brown-Semotiuk.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Chacity Wagner.
Chacity Wagner
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Cassidy McCafferty.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Cassidy McCafferty
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Shaun D. Siebert.
Courtesy: Shaun D. Siebert
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Gina Rogers.
Courtesy: Gina Rogers
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Gina Rogers.
The Christie Mountain wildfire. Courtesy: Gina Rogers