UPDATE: SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 6:42 A.M.:
The Okanagan Indian Band’s Emergency Operations Centre, based on BC Wildfire Service recommendation has issued an Evacuation Alert for the following properties:
* Properties along Bonneau Road
* Properties along Pebble Park Lane
* Properties along Louis Road
* Properties along any roads north of Westside Road between Bonneau Road and Komasket Road
* 11454 Westside Road
* 11450 Westside Road
* 11452 Westside Road
* 11458 Westside Road
* 11486 Westside Road
* 11482 Westside Road
This alert has been issued due to the Bradley Creek Wildfire (K41351). BC Wildfire Service
Additional information will be shared on OKIB.ca and OKIB Facebook page as it becomes available.
UPDATE: SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 6:07 A.M.:
The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and BC Wildfire Services (BCWS)crews are battling a wildfire off Westside Road.
The Bradley Creek Fire (K41351) broke out Friday evening, July 31, and is listed Saturday, Aug. 1, as 10 hectares in size and classified as under control on the BCWS website.
Out of control is defined as a a wildfire spreading or anticipated to spread beyond the current perimeter or control line.
OKIB has been providing updates to its members on social media.
Shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, the band said its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been activated at Level 1 to support situational awareness, coordinator, and ongoing monitoring of the incident.
The band reiterated in its last post that, at this time, no homes or other structures are threatened.
Community members are asked to avoid the area, and allow emergency personnel to safely carry out their work.
More details, said the band, will be provided as they become available.
ORIGINAL STORY
A 10-hectare wildfire is burning north of Westside Road in the Bradley Creek area.
The blaze was first reported on July 31, however, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) updated information regarding the incident at 2 a.m. Aug. 1.
The out-of-control wildfire is expected to spread beyond the current perimeter and is believed to be human-caused.
On Friday, BCWS warned that weather conditions over the long weekend could increase the hazard of wildfires and lead to challenging conditions for those fighting them.
A cold front is forecast to move across much of the province this weekend, bringing thunderstorms and strong, gusty winds. By the time this activity reaches the Southern Interior, it will come with little or no rainfall.
Due to hot and dry conditions and continued drought, fuels are increasingly susceptible, and it is likely that new lightning-caused wildfires may result.
More to come.