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The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [1] The wildfire forced the evacuation of West Kelowna and parts of Kelowna.
A 230 hectare fire spawned on Vancouver Island on July 22, 5 km south of Sooke Lake. The fire was held, but required 70 firefighters and three helicopters and forced the precautionary closure of nearby Sooke Potholes Regional Park. [43] [44] On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [45]
July 21; 9:00 am, the fire did not grow overnight. Evacuation alerts are in place for residents in the back country west of Fintry. July 22; 9:00 am, fire estimated at 2000 hectares. 12:00 pm, 13 people evacuated from Fintry High Farm. 2,200 people along Westside Road communities are now under evacuation alert. July 23; 5:00 am, extreme fire ...
The BC Wildfire Service said the West Kelowna fire department was returning to ``normal day-to-day operations″ 10 days after a fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to flee that town and went on ...
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above a lakefront home in West Kelowna, Canada on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nadina Lake fire 86,766 July 31 [20] Verdun Mountain fire 34,586 July 31 [21] Alkali Lake fire 118,318 August 1 [22] Shag Creek fire 12,322 August 1 [23] Island Lake fire 20,468 August 1 [24] North Baezaeko fire 11,508 August 1 [25] Lutz Creek fire 76,100 August 4 [26] W Babine River fire 10,800 August 5 [27] Hugh Allen Creek fire 10,000 August ...
As for the U.S., a July 10 count from the National Interagency Fire Center measures 25,630 wildfires so far this year which have burned 731,382 acres across the country. These counts are below the ...
A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.