A group of 320 firefighters are working on wildfires within the Okanagan Friday, battling scorching temperatures and flames.
鈥淭hese wildfires do burn in tough working conditions for our ground crews,鈥� says fire information officer Marla Catherall.
鈥淭hey are in extremely steep, rocky terrain with little-to-no shade and direct sun exposure. The importance of hydration has been emphasized to crews.鈥�
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.
鈥淎 heat scan has been scheduled for all three of these wildfires in order for us to detect further hot spots,鈥� adds Catherall.
We鈥檝e got up-to-date information on all the fires impacting our region.
Click the links below for more information:
- Okanagan Mountain Park fire still out of control
- Eneas wildfire being held, evacuation alerts rescinded
REMINDER: Campfire bans now in effect for the Southeast and fire centres as of noon today. As well, campfires and other activities are also prohibited in some other areas of .
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