Here We Go Again….

Just when I thought I’d be blogging about something new, the Terrace Mountain fire has flared up again….

As we sat on the beach in Peachland, I saw an odd cloud appear over the mountain, a familiar looking thing, out of place, as the sky as far as could be seen up and down the Okanagan [...]

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A fireman, says….

Just had an email and comment, from a fireman….
I thought my readers would like to see what he says;
im battling up in rose valley and fintry as of this whole going on with the wildfires umm 40 % contained in glenrosa tryna tackle rose valley but steep terrain is keeping us at bay as we [...]

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The Calm After the Storm…

Things seem to be calming down, from what I can see, but I realise the fight goes on….
Fires are still burning but the Glenrosa fire seems to be almost half contained now, again, pockets of smoke are still rising from various parts. I can’t see Rose Valley from where I live, so until I go [...]

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West Kelowna and Rose Valley Forest Fire, Updates…

I just took a quick drive around as far as I could….
Roads are still blocked so I couldn’t get too close, plenty of smoke, not many flames to be seen, but this is what I got;
Rose Valley….

West Kelowna…

Time now is 9pm. I’m off to get a hour or so sleep. I want to be awake [...]

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Early Evening Update…

Here’s what I’m seeing right now….

Not a huge difference to this afternoons shot, but it is clearing slightly, although through the afternoon it has been see sawing backwards and forwards. If you look carefully, of click on the photo to get over to Flickr and see a larger version, smoke is starting to billow up [...]

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This Afternoon’s Update….

Currently, 1.30pm, this is what I am seeing, over West Kelowna….

Haven’t been able to see much, so the pictures aren’t changing a whole lot at the moment, which is no bad thing… Rose Valley sounds like it is getting bigger, half of West Kelowna has been evacuated and smoke is in the air, we’ve been [...]

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West Kelowna Fire….

Latest view….

Not much change, so to speak, a few pockets still refusing to go out.
I just jumped in the Jeep and headed round Mt. Boucherie to see what I could see of the Rose Valley situation…

All smoke, you’re seeing what I saw. A load of evacuations as well as warnings underway for the Rose Valley [...]

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The Morning After…

I fell asleep at the computer blogging, snapping and Twittering, around 1am! I know I’ve got a few readers with relatives here and are keeping up to date…
5am and this is the view…

As I type, small fires are flaring up again on the mountain to the left.
So the latest, as I hear it on the [...]

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West Kelowna Forest Fire Latest….

The view, from the front, tonight….

10,000 people evacuated or effected, 4000 homes and now over 300 hectares.
We’re still waiting for more news on the Rose Valley fire and how it is developing, although it’s being reported as over 20 hectares and parts are now being evacuated….

Tags: Glenrosa, Rose Valley, Forest Fire, Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada, [...]

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