A group of 320 firefighters are working on wildfires within the Okanagan Friday, battling scorching temperatures and flames.
“These wildfires do burn in tough working conditions for our ground crews,” says fire information officer Marla Catherall.
“They are in extremely steep, rocky terrain with little-to-no shade and direct sun exposure. The importance of hydration has been emphasized to crews.”
Despite the tough conditions, good progress has been made on all the Okanagan wildfires, none of which have grown substantially in days.
Catherall adds BC Wildfire will be doing a heat scan on the three most active wildfires, Mount Eneas, Okanagan Mountain Park and Glenfir, to ensure the firefighters are working in the right areas.
“A heat scan has been scheduled for all three of these wildfires in order for us to detect further hot spots,” adds Catherall.
We’ve got up-to-date information on all the fires impacting our region.
Click the links below for more information:
- Soaring temperatures causing challenges at Glenfir wildfire in Naramata
- Okanagan Mountain Park fire still out of control
- Eneas wildfire being held, evacuation alerts rescinded
- Mount Conkle wildfire near Summerland being held
- Heat to hover at 30C over much of B.C. this weekend
REMINDER: Campfire bans now in effect for the Southeast and #Kamloops fire centres as of noon today. As well, campfires and other activities are also prohibited in some other areas of #BC.
Know before you go. Please check the chart below and visit: https://t.co/HQ583hB5r6 pic.twitter.com/fgDS3Bplar
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) July 26, 2018
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