Nighthawk Road fire

[Temet Nosce]

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

Thank you for updating--hope your place is ok.

[GordonH]

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.

Sorry hear that StraitTalk

[madadam]

The fire around Jack Seaton is the same fire, it started down at the lake, shot up the hill by NightHawk road, crossed Tyndal, and last i heard fireman said fire was crowning trees by hill at Jack Seaton.

[Temet Nosce]

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.

Sad...sorry to hear that.

[maryjane48]

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.

hope to but it doesnt look good the ashcroft fire went from small to fastvmover in real short time . it be nice have a big splash jet or chopper . that would knock em down while small

[Temet Nosce]

The fire around Jack Seaton is the same fire, it started down at the lake, shot up the hill by NightHawk road, crossed Tyndal, and last i heard fireman said fire was crowning trees by hill at Jack Seaton.

GREAT!!!! I see they are hitting it with the fire retardant too...Appreciate the updates.

[JagXKR]

Looks like 4 Convairs from Conair (numbers 55. 52, 47 and 49) and 2 Electras (numbers 490 and 482) from Air Spray refuelling and refilling with retardant here. Not sure what other aircraft may be involved but the 6 are for sure hitting it.
My buddy's place and a good spotting scope is where I'm seeing the fire base here at Penticton.

[maryjane48]

its something . but it wont be enough . what direction wind going there ?

[KGT]

Just read tweet from Global that more than 10 houses have burned already. Less than 4 hours... :(

[The Green Barbarian]

Sitting in Penticton right now. Feels like World War 2 here right now with all the Bombers flying over right now.

[JagXKR]

Add the Saskatchewan Convair ( number 473) back in the fight.

[Tootsie]

Crazy noisy here in OK Centre right now. Man those planes come in low !!!!! Rattle the windows! Eerily quiet here - no traffic - pretty sure the cops must be stopping people from coming in. I sure hope they can get a handle on this one before dark.

Anybody remember me saying a few days ago that we were sitting ducks out here? And I also questioned why subdivisions are allowed to be built with one road in/out (Nighthawk a perfect example).Hope whoever approved that subdivision can sleep well tonight because there's a lot of us that won't be.

[madadam]

Sitting in Penticton right now. Feels like World War 2 here right now with all the Bombers flying over right now.

Sounds the same being under it! So far most of the action seems to be around Chase - Long Road. Wind seems to be dropping right now but maybe this is the change in wind direction they said would happen this evening. 8 skimmers right now still flying over our house.

[maryjane48]

last i heard was 20 hectres and growing

[TylerM4]

I live right near Jack Seaton park. Can confirm that a large part of the park has burnt. Seems they stopped it at the park/Camp road tho thankfully. Another few blocks and you could ad my home to the list. Can also confirm it's like a war zone here. Cop cars everywhere, lots of planes and heli's flying really low.