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 | Firecrackers[3] |
Bald Range fire is an ongoing wildfire in Summerland, British Columbia in the Okanagan. It started on Friday, 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.[4][5][6][7][8]
The fire has so far caused one death of an 80 year old woman who tried to evacuate.[9] 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,[10] likely damaging Prairie Valley station on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.[11][12]
Reference
[edit source]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheRealSummerland/posts/2326551804783240/
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Press, The Canadian (2026-08-08). "Over 20,000 forced to evacuate from Summerland after explosive wildfire approaches". CTVNews. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ Powrie, Chelsea; Richardson, Casey; Aug 8, Colin Dacre-; Story: 627443, 2026 / 2:50 pm |. "Summerland wildfire among most challenging ever faced by BCWS". www.castanet.net. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/summerland-wildfire-most-evacuations-9.7301323
- ↑ Aug 7, Casey Richardson-; Story: 627429, 2026 / 8:44 pm |. "Evacuee captures dramatic escape through Bald Range wildfire northwest of Summerland". www.castanet.net. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 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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