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Man Arrested for Arson in Suspicious Grass Fires Near Vernon
Crews are protecting an observation tower as the fires, about 200 metres apart, spread north and a helicopter joins the response.
- Two grass fires ignited in the Swan Lake Nature Reserve near Vernon on Tuesday, Sept. 1, near the Highway 97 overpass in the community's north end.
- Approximately 200 metres apart, the fires spread north toward the reserve's observation tower as crews worked to protect the structure from the fast-moving blazes.
- Vernon Fire Rescue Services responded alongside the BX-Swan Lake Fire Department and the Wildfire Service, deploying ground crews and aerial resources including a helicopter.
- Just after 4 p.m. Tuesday, the City of Vernon confirmed the fires were knocked down, with crews remaining on scene to address hot spots and no injuries reported.
- Suspected to be human-caused, the fires remain under investigation, while the Wildfire Service mapped one fire at the south end of the reserve at.009 hectares.
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Vernon RCMP make one arrest on pair of suspicious fires Tuesday
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP have arrested one person in connection to a pair of grass fires Tuesday near Swan Lake. Cpl. Tania Finn said on Tuesday Sept. 1, at approximately 3 p.m., police along with fire crews from the Vernon and BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue Services responded to two suspicious grass fi...
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