BC Wildfire Service
-
Regional district forecasting large influx of garbage, appliances from White Rock Lake wildfireResidents are being asked to take fire-related waste to their local landfill and/or transfer station.CanadaSep 16
![]()
-
Severe drought conditions causing White Rock Lake fire to burn deep undergroundThe White Rock Lake wildfire has been reclassified as only being held, after the BC Wildfire Service previously considered it under control.CanadaSep 12
![]()
-
South Okanagan brush fire near Penticton quickly extinguishedThe fire was located on a scrub-filled bluff near Penticton, close to Okanagan Lake.CanadaSep 9
![]()
-
White Rock Lake wildfire could burn into winter, say officials‘Smoking stumps and roots within the secured fire perimeter pose no risk of fire spread and will continue to burn into the winter.’CanadaSep 9
![]()
-
All evacuation alerts rescinded for Hedges Butte and Skaha Creek wildfiresBoth the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Penticton Indian Band rescinded their evacuation alerts for the Hedges Butte wildfire on Sunday afternoon.CanadaSep 5
![]()
-
Mount Law fire no longer considered a wildfire of noteOn Saturday, the BC Wildfire Service said no further updates will be posted to its website regarding the 976-hectare blaze.EnvironmentSep 4
![]()
-
White Rock Lake wildfire: No changes expected for evacuation orders, alerts during long weekendThe massive wildfire in the Central Okanagan is considered being held, but it’s still active and is estimated at 83,342 hectares.EnvironmentSep 4
![]()
-
Hedges Butte out-of-control wildfire at 230 hectaresThe wildfire is located approximately 12 kilometres southwest of Penticton, along Green Mountain Road, and has prompted an evacuation alert for dozens of properties.EnvironmentSep 4
![]()
-
‘Everything’s gone’: Westside Road evacuees return to propertiesFred Bednar returned to his property on Friday in the Killiney Beach area to find his home completely destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire.CanadaSep 3
![]()
-
Evacuation alert issued for 50-hectare Hedges Butte wildfire in South OkanaganThe Hedges Butte wildfire was first reported around 10:30 a.m., and it was estimated at 50 hectares in size at 5 p.m.CanadaSep 3
![]()
