Bald Range Creek Wildfire Update
Central Okanagan, B.C. – The Bald Range Creek wildfire remains active and is being monitored overnight by BC Wildfire crews. Wilson’s Landing and North Westside fire crews will continue to monitor the roads and assist BC Wildfire.
Westside Road between Main Street and Deighton Road will be closed until further notice. DriveBC.ca will provide an update at 7 a.m.
BC Hydro has assigned a crew to an outage affecting 1,377 customers in Fintry and Killiney Beach. For information visit BC Hydro.
Residents in the area under Evacuation Alert are advised to be ready to leave their home at a moment’s notice. They should be prepared to be away from their home for an extended period, make arrangements for pets and pack essential items such as medicines and important documents.
Emergency response personnel request that the public:
- Avoid the area so emergency responders can effectively perform their duties
- Please only call 911 in case of emergency
- For up-to-date information on the situation, including a map, and to sign up for e-updates, visit cordemergency.ca
- Information will also be provided via twitter.com/CO_Emerg and facebook.com/CORDEmergency
The next update from the Central Okanagan Emergency Operation Centre is expected tomorrow unless the situation changes.