BC Declares State of Emergency as 20K Flee Wildfires
The blaze has burned more than 10,000 hectares and prompted air evacuations as crews from several countries join the response, officials said.
- On Saturday, August 8, 2026, British Columbia declared a provincial state of emergency after the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire forced over 20,000 residents to evacuate the Okanagan region, including the entire community of Summerland.
- The blaze, first reported Friday evening, displayed Rank 5 and 6 fire behavior, carrying embers over one kilometer ahead of the main front as it overwhelmed Faulder and raced 15 kilometres toward Okanagan Lake.
- Emergency crews deployed 18 firefighting aircraft that rescued more than 50 people trapped behind the fire perimeter, while Southeast District RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service investigated a possible wildfire-related fatality in Meadow Valley.
- Minister Kelly Greene stated the provincial declaration grants officials immediate access to special powers, including travel restrictions and the ability to commandeer accommodations to support the massive evacuation response.
- Conditions remain hazardous across the province; British Columbia Premier David Eby cautioned the fire situation is "explosive," with high potential for lightning-caused blazes in the central Interior and Okanagan regions.
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Toronto (EFE).- A forest fire that spreads rapidly through the interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, in the west of the country, has caused at least one death and forced to evacuate more than 20,000 people, while the authorities maintain the state of emergency in the face of the high risk of new fires. ... Read more
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