Nighthawk Road fire

[GordonH]

Hopefully the looky loo's on the lake stay the hell away from skimmer float planes.

[JagXKR]

Hitting the fire hard with tankers. So far I've seen 2 Air Spray Lockheed Electras, 4 Conair Convairs and a Sask Convair leave Penticton and head north not gaining a lot of altitude. Thinking they may be going after this one very hard.
Wind has shifted throughout the valley to northerly's and gusting. Real smokey here in Penticton. Not as bad as last week but the smell is "fresher".

Edit to add
I think the smoke is from the Princeton fire as the W Kelowna web cam is showing the fire and it is definitely not the cause for our renewed smoke.

[Queen K]

I hadn't realized how close Jack Seaton Park is to this area.

[JagXKR]

You can see the fire on this castanet cam

https://www.castanet.net/traffic-cams/camera/144/

[Temet Nosce]

I am trying to make sense of the pictures too....anyone know anymore then online? I don't have a sense of how big this is but it is close to me so do they have it under control???

[LordEd]

But you did leave your sprinkler going on your house right?

Don't live there. We we're going to the park for a BBQ and we were getting closer to the smoke the whole way. Several planes overhead the few minutes we talked to the people we were meeting.

No business staying near a fire with a toddler.

[JagXKR]

I am trying to make sense of the pictures too....anyone know anymore then online? I don't have a sense of how big this is but it is close to me so do they have it under control???

UPDATE: 7:09 p.m.

Fire information officer Melanie Morin confirmed the fire is now estimated at 20 hectares.

BC Wildfire crews and fixed wing aircraft and helicopters are on scene, along with the local fire department.

Morin confirmed that structures are threatened at this time.

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/201893 ... entre-fire

[MAPearce]

[quote/]Postby Temet Nosce » 44 minutes ago

Do the float planes flying really low in LC have anything to do with this fire? There have been like 6 at a time following each other flying really low over my house and barely clearing the trees at times.... A little unnerving. Anyone seen these planes or know what they are doing?[quote]

Yeah , some one flicked their lit cig butt out the window....... Of a flying float plane ....

[Temet Nosce]

I am trying to make sense of the pictures too....anyone know anymore then online? I don't have a sense of how big this is but it is close to me so do they have it under control???

UPDATE: 7:09 p.m.

Fire information officer Melanie Morin confirmed the fire is now estimated at 20 hectares.

BC Wildfire crews and fixed wing aircraft and helicopters are on scene, along with the local fire department.

Morin confirmed that structures are threatened at this time.

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/201893 ... entre-fire

Great!!! Smoke is getting thicker...

[maryjane48]

Postby Temet Nosce » 44 minutes ago

Do the float planes flying really low in LC have anything to do with this fire? There have been like 6 at a time following each other flying really low over my house and barely clearing the trees at times.... A little unnerving. Anyone seen these planes or know what they are doing?

Yeah , some one flicked their lit cig butt out the window....... Of a flying float plane ....

proof ? link ?


if they dont get it out sooon it will be a major fire . . if winds coming from west whats in front of it?

[Temet Nosce]

[quote/]Postby Temet Nosce » 44 minutes ago

Do the float planes flying really low in LC have anything to do with this fire? There have been like 6 at a time following each other flying really low over my house and barely clearing the trees at times.... A little unnerving. Anyone seen these planes or know what they are doing?

Yeah , some one flicked their lit cig butt out the window....... Of a flying float plane ....

Would have made me laugh if I wasn't freaking out...

[maryjane48]

to late im afraid . if its growing they only have so many people planes . wl is under threat . thats where the big push will be until it nipping at kelowna or vernon

[madadam]

Cops are now on Hare Road evacuating everyone. Just had knock on door.

[StraitTalk]

A friend just watched their home burn down. I hope they can get this one down before it takes out too many more homes.

Good luck everyone.

[maryjane48]

yes its time to be worried . everything so dry and limited planes choppers and bugger places under threat . it wont be a priority just yet . . get out while you can if your in its path.