Grouse Complex Wildfires
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Okanagan neighbourhood threatened by wildfire treated to rain songAs rain started to land on the last West Kelowna neighbourhood threatened by the McDougall Creek wildfire Sunday, a joyful sound emerged: South African fire crews sang a rain song.FireSep 4, 2023
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Calm night on the fire lines in West Kelowna, officials sayActive firefighting is underway in a number of neighbourhoods and ongoing dangers like downed power lines, hazardous materials, damaged trees, debris and equipment pose risks.FireAug 30, 2023
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No more ‘Forest Fridays’: B.C. students face return to school after wildfiresAlesha Campbell's daughter Maddie, 5, used to look forward to 'Forest Fridays,' when she and kindergarten classmates would walk through the woods behind her West Kelowna school.FireAug 30, 2023
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‘I’m running out of underwear, too, folks!’ West Kelowna fire chief calls for patience from evacueesWest Kelowna's fire chief knows exactly how eager evacuees are to get home now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is more manageable.FireAug 23, 2023
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Home destroyed by Central Okanagan wildfires? New database coming online"If you're seeing smoke or small amounts of glowing within the fire's perimeter, we're aware of those and we have members on the ground patrolling."FireAug 23, 2023
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