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Wildfire Near Bear Creek Now Under Control
Helicopters and ground crews reduced the blaze to a smouldering fire, and officials lifted the evacuation alert after significant progress overnight.
- The wildfire near Bear Creek was officially held at 20 hectares on Monday, with suppression efforts preventing further spread beyond its current boundary.
- Sparking Saturday afternoon, the fire spread up Blue Grouse amid strong winds that created dangerous conditions for firefighters, though it burned within an old 2023 McDougall Creek burn scar, limiting available fuel.
- Helicopters repeatedly bucketed the site throughout Saturday, reducing the fire to primarily smouldering ground by evening. BC Wildfire Service and West Kelowna Fire Rescue crews remain on scene chainsawing danger trees and extinguishing hot spots.
- Central Okanagan Emergency Management lifted the evacuation alert Sunday morning, stating "significant progress has been made by firefighting crews in reducing fire activity and protecting the area."
- Although little smoke is visible from the Bear Creek area, a large evacuation alert zone remains in place as authorities monitor the site, with no evacuation orders currently issued.
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Sicamous Eagle Valley NewsSecond fire sparked near Bear Creek in West Kelowna
A new fire discovered early Monday morning in the Bear Creek area is being held. The fire at Lambly Crossing is 0.9 hectares and suspected to be caused by humans. It is just south of the Blue Grouse Creek wildfire which was discovered Saturday, Aug. 1. That fire is 20 hectares and under control.
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