Bald Range fire
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| Bald Range fire | |
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 View from Peachland on Aug 8 | |
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| Location | Summerland, British Columbia, Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 15,590 hectares 60 square miles 156 square kilometres 38,524 acres[1] |
| Land use | Residential, Crown land, forestry |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1[2] |
| Injuries | TBD |
| Evacuated | 20,000+ |
| Structures destroyed | To Be Determined |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Unknown |
Bald Range fire is an ongoing wildfire in Summerland, British Columbia in the Okanagan. It started on August 7, 2026 and quickly exploded up to 5000 hectares, and by August 8 it was 10,000 hectares. As a result, the entire community of Summerland (12,000; the largest evacuation of the summer) was evacuated with nearby Peachland put in Alert. It is one of the most significant and quickest wildfires of the year.[3][4][5][6][7]
The fire has so far caused one death of an 80 year old woman who tried to evacuate.[8] BC premier David Eby declared a state of emergency on August 8 as the fire creates its own weather systems. The fire has in addition devastated nearby Prairie Valley and Faulder,[9] likely damaging Prairie Valley station on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.[10][11]
Reference
[edit]- ↑ "Bald Range". BC Wildfire Service. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ Woo, Andrea; Durrani, Temur; Bailey, Ian (2026-08-09). "Thousands evacuated as wildfire in B.C. Interior grows". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ "Fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size forcing thousands to flee homes".
- ↑ "UPDATE: Evacuation order issued for parts of Peachland due to Bald Range wildfire".
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/summerland-bc-wildfire-aug-7-9.7300528
- ↑ "Over 20,000 forced to evacuate from Summerland after explosive wildfire approaches". CTVNews. The Canadian Press. 2026-08-08. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ Powrie, Chelsea; Richardson, Casey; Dacre, Colin. "Summerland wildfire among most challenging ever faced by BCWS". Castanet. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/summerland-wildfire-most-evacuations-9.7301323
- ↑ Casey Richardson. "Evacuee captures dramatic escape through Bald Range wildfire northwest of Summerland". Castanet. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Goble, Gord (2026-08-07). "PHOTOS: Massive wildfire just west of Summerland triggers widespread evacuations, fear". NowMedia KelownaNow. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ Kettle Valley Steam Railway (2026-08-08). "Due to the Bald Range wildfire and current conditions in our area, all operations are temporarily suspended until further notice". Facebook. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
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