Fire above Peachland?

Leifer · Post by **Leifer** » Jun 24th, 2017, 3:34 pm

I am in Lake View Heights.
Seeing a plume of something rising from the hills behind Peachland.
Anyone else?

electricguy · Post by **electricguy** » Jun 24th, 2017, 3:44 pm

Hearing something in the granite lake area bird dog over head

Frisk · Post by **Frisk** » Jun 24th, 2017, 3:46 pm

Yes could see from Kelowna. Its died down now though

Frisk · Post by **Frisk** » Jun 24th, 2017, 4:17 pm

BC wildfire's interactive map shows one just north of Garnet lake so that's probably it. Sounds like it's very small

Wildfire 3 · Post by **Wildfire 3** » Jun 24th, 2017, 4:53 pm

Tankers battling blaze

The blaze is currently 0.2 hectares in size, and is burning about three kilometres west of Highway 97.

Wildfire 3 · Post by **Wildfire 3** » Jun 24th, 2017, 9:35 pm

Queen K · Post by **Queen K** » Jun 24th, 2017, 9:51 pm

Would the sand in the sandbags be of use to fire fighting? Just asking.

Wildfire 3 · Post by **Wildfire 3** » Jun 26th, 2017, 6:19 am

Queen K wrote:Would the sand in the sandbags be of use to fire fighting? Just asking.

Sand is helpful for dry mop, but we just scrape it up from our surroundings...might be good for remedial work after the fire though :smt045

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