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Evacuation alerts rescinded for Westbank First Nation and some areas of West Kelowna
September 11, 2023
Central Okanagan B.C. – Central Okanagan Emergency Operations, in consultation with the BC Wildfire Service and West Kelowna Fire Rescue, is rescinding the evacuation alerts in all remaining areas of Westbank First Nation and in some areas in the City of West Kelowna including some sections of the…
Evacuation orders downgraded to alerts for properties along Westside Road South in West Kelowna
September 11, 2023
Central Okanagan B.C. – Central Okanagan Emergency Operations, in consultation with the BC Wildfire Service, West Kelowna Fire Rescue and RCMP, is downgrading evacuation orders for 25 properties along Westside Road within the City of West Kelowna:
901 Westside Rd S
975 Westside Rd S
985 Westside…
Operational update for McDougall Creek Wildfire
September 10, 2023
Central Okanagan, B.C. – Central Okanagan Emergency Operations anticipates that no evacuation orders or alerts will be rescinded today as active response and recovery work for the McDougall Creek Wildfire continue.
In the RDCO Electoral Area West, 283 properties remain on evacuation order. Within…
Operational update for McDougall Creek wildfire
September 9, 2023
Central Okanagan, B.C. - 405 properties remain under Evacuation Order and 12,303 on Evacuation Alert in the Central Okanagan, with 283 on Evacuation Order within RDCO Electoral Area West and 122 within the City of West Kelowna.
Residents from the Bear Creeks/Rose Valley North and Raymer…
Correction: Operational update for McDougall Creek wildfire
September 8, 2023
Please note correction to number of properties on Evacuation Alert.
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…
