August 9th, 0930 Hours (9:30 am) Way’ Members, Last night was another night with minimal fire growth, with most activity occurring along the Northern perimeter. Currently the fire is estimated at 700 hectares. Smoke will continue to be visible within the fire, especially along the Northern edge of the fire. The Southern perimeters facing OKIB…

August 8th, 1630 Hours (4:30pm) Way’ Members, You may notice an increase in fire activity this afternoon while temperatures are higher. All activity increases are within the fire perimeter area, burning off unburnt fuel. The Southern perimeters facing OKIB are stable. Crews continue to maintain guards on the north side of the fire where the…

Way’ Members, The Hullcar Mountain fire growth was slow last night with the fire’s new size being estimated at 700 hectares last night. BC Wildfire crews will continue their work today maintaining guards. 70 firefighters are assigned to the fire. Heavy equipment and structural protection units will also be in support once again today. Helicopter…

August 7th, 1430 Hours (2:30pm) Way’ Members, The Hullcar Mountain fire grew in size overnight to 670 hectares approximately. BC Wildfire crews will continue their work today reinforcing and widening guards. Aerial attack and heavy equipment and structural protection units will also be in support. Skimmers and Helicopter crews will continue to provide suppression support…

August 7th, 2024 The City would like to advise residents and visitors that several beaches along the south-east arm of Okanagan Lake in Vernon, from Kin Beach to Paddlewheel Park, are temporarily closed. Crews are currently onsite controlling and repairing a sewer line break in the Okanagan Landing area. The spill has been isolated within…

August 6th, 1530 Hours (03:30 pm) Way’ Members, The Hullcar Mountain fire size has stayed consistent today at around 330 hectares approximately. The fire is rated from Rank 1 to 2, indicated by it’s low intensity with a slow rate of spread. Definitions on wildfire ranks are available on BC Wildfire Service’s website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/wildfire-response/about-wildfire/wildfire-rank BC…