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Andy83
06-07-2009, 05:01 PM
It looks like there is another forest fire burning south of Kelowna near little white. I can see lots of smoke from my window.... Hope it doesn't turn into another '03.....:icon_frow
husky30-06
06-07-2009, 05:18 PM
google "provincial emergency program" and on thier web site there is a listing for all active fires in the province and their statis
300H&H
06-07-2009, 05:34 PM
Heavy rain in the upper Mission now (5:30 pm) and we've had some thunder so maybe it was a lightning strike.
I quad in the upper hills/KVR and it is VERY dry. Everyone should use caution. But there is always some idiot who throws out his/her cigeret butt.
How easily the fire of 2003 was forgotten. The KFD stopped the fire 75' from my home. We were very lucky that week.
doubled
06-07-2009, 05:46 PM
There are bombers and a chopper on it and forestry crews are heading there now. We had had a huge hailstorm and downpour so hopefully that hits it. I can see from my front yard across the lake. Looked like it got big awfully fast, at least alot of smoke.
valleycowboy
06-07-2009, 05:51 PM
castanet has a couple pics. we seen a bit of smoke on the ridge from our house in rutland then 5 minutes later the ridge was full. the wind kicked up......looks to be spreading fast.planes and helicopters are all over it in the last 5 minutes.
Andy83
06-07-2009, 05:56 PM
thats good news. lets hope they get it under control quickly.
doubled
06-07-2009, 08:41 PM
They hit it hard and there is alot less smoke now. Heard the planes have left and three choppers are on it. Two dozers and an excavator are building a road in for a 20 man crew for tomorrow morning.
Stone Sheep Steve
06-07-2009, 10:19 PM
It's not late July of Aug so I wouldn't worry too much.

There certainly was an impressive plume of smoke, though!

SSS
Pete
06-08-2009, 03:56 AM
It has been raining here in Vernon for a couple of hours. Hopefully it is raining down that way as well.
doubled
06-08-2009, 05:48 AM
We got a major rain storm around 4:00am today that I am sure helped things out. They are going to hammer it today so I am sure things will be fine.
boxhitch
06-08-2009, 06:53 AM
It's not late July of Aug so I wouldn't worry too much.

MoF comment is we are sitting at late July conditions, praying for June rains.
Stone Sheep Steve
06-08-2009, 07:24 AM
MoF comment is we are sitting at late July conditions, praying for June rains.


Decent chance of rain for 5 out of the next 7 days. Let's hope it comes through.

SSS