BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire under check

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The nearly 60-square-kilometre wildfire is located about 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton. It has prompted an evacuation order of more than 500 properties and put more than 1,000 others under orders to be ready to leave at short notice. The service has a crew of 381 firefighters, 16 helicopters and 43 pieces of heavy equipment to help fight the blaze.

4 months ago·Keremeos, Canada

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Crews plan controlled burns to bring Okanagan wildfire in check

The B.C. Wildfire Service said on Sunday that controlled burns are being scheduled in the southern Okanagan region, part of a bid to bring the Keremeos Creek wildfire back under control.

4 months ago·Canada

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The Toronto Star

BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire in check

KEREMEOS, B.C. - Controlled burns are scheduled in the southern Okanagan region of British Columbia in a bid to bring a large blaze burning in the are...

4 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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4 months ago·Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

BC Wildfire Service using a number of methods to bring Okanagan blaze under control

KEREMEOS, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service says it is using a combination of tools to control a blaze on the outskirts of the southern Okanagan region. Information officer Mikhail Elsay had said controlled burns were scheduled for Sunday in a bid to rein in the large blaze that has been burning for more than […]

4 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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The Globe & Mail

BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire under check

The control burns will increase the perimeter of the fire, but will help bring the nearly 60-square-kilometre blaze under control

4 months ago·Canada

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Vancouver Sun

B.C. Wildfire Service plans controlled burns to keep Okanagan wildfire in check

KEREMEOS — Controlled burns are scheduled in the southern Okanagan region of British Columbia in a bid to bring a large blaze burning in the area back under control, the provincial wildfire service said Sunday. Read More

4 months ago·Vancouver, Canada

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