New fire

[JagXKR]

Something is burning to the NW of Penticton. The 2 Convairs and the 1 RJ-85 went out to it and are now back but I can see the smoke coming towards town due to the very very strong N wind. I now can smell it.

[mountain sky]

The burning smell is very strong by Skaha lake.

[Frisk]

I saw the smoke to the west while driving home about an hour ago. Wasn't sure if it was just drift smoke from somewhere else or not, but it was quite visible.

[Frisk]

There's a 6 hectare fire west of summerland according to bcwildfire's interactive map. That's possibly where the smoke is coming from?

[JagXKR]

Date of discovery: 00:00:00 08/05/2016
Suspected Cause: Person
Approximate Location: South of Chain Lake
Estimated Size: 6 HA
Fire Status: New


Note the word person. We have had a very mild, smoke free valley so far this year.
Looks like they got good drops on the fire as there is little to no smoke from where I saw it last night.

[Frisk]

Smoke is visible again.

[Wildfire 3]

K60310

Date of discovery: 00:00:00 08/05/2016
Suspected Cause: Lightning
Approximate Location: South of Chain Lake
Estimated Size: 11.7 HA
Fire Status: Active

Looks like it's grown a bit.