News Releases
Temporary access to select Evacuation Order areas
September 5, 2023
Updated on Sept. 5, 2023 at 8:19 p.m. - See the latest UDPATED Revised access to select Evacuation Order areas here.
Central Okanagan, B.C. – The Emergency Operation Centre will be allowing temporary access to some Evacuation Order areas so that residents can check in on their homes and…
McDougall Creek Wildfire Update
September 5, 2023
Central Okanagan, B.C. – An estimated 405 properties remain under Evacuation Order and 12,303 on Evacuation Alert. With 283 on Evacuation Order within RDCO Electoral Area West and 122 within the City of West Kelowna. Evacuation Order and Alert areas can be confirmed at cordemergency.ca/map. As…
Evacuation alerts rescinded for properties in Lake Country and Clifton/McKinley Wildfires
September 5, 2023
Central Okanagan, B.C. - The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre has rescinded all remaining Evacuation Alerts for properties in Lake Country and the City of Kelowna.
Residents are reminded that Evacuation Orders and Alerts remain in place in West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation and…
McDougall Creek Wildfire update
September 4, 2023
Central Okanagan, B.C. – An estimated 405 properties remain under Evacuation Order and 20,111 on Evacuation Alert. With 283 on Evacuation Order within RDCO Electoral Area West and 122 within the City of West Kelowna. Evacuation Order and Alert areas can be confirmed at cordemergency.ca/map. As…
Property owner notification nears completion
September 3, 2023
Central Okanagan, B.C. – The Emergency Operations Centre expects to complete the process of process of contacting properties owners who experienced a loss of their homes or whose homes are uninhabitable because of the McDougall Creek Wildfire by Thursday, Sept. 7.
The Emergency Operations…
