Quilpituk Creek Wildfire

• All evacuation orders downgraded for Quilpituk Creek wildfire, residents return home

  All residents who were forced out of their homes due to the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, burning north of West Kelowna, were allowed to go home on Friday.

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  Aug 14
  
• Residents who remained in Okanagan wildfire evacuation zone need to leave, officials say

  The organization (COEM) said it has become aware that some residents remained behind and said that an evacuation order is not a suggestion; it is a life-safety measure.

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  Aug 7
  
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• Evacuation order expanded, new alert issued for the Quilpituk Creek wildfire

  This area was previously under an evacuation alert and Central Okanagan Emergency Management warned on Wednesday night that the alert may become an order.

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  Aug 6
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• Thousands remain under evacuation order due to wildfire on west side of Okanagan Lake

  The B.C. Wildfire Service said the Quilpituk Creek wildfire experienced significant growth on Monday, but it is growing up the slope and away from community areas.

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  Aug 4