A Peachland firefighters offers a unique video view of the 2012 Trepanier Fire.
Nov 122012
2012 Flood & Fire Watch
Flood and fire stories from the 2012 season.
Sep 302012
Hot, dry weather means an open fire prohibition has been extended for much of the Southern Interior of B.C.
Sep 192012
Nine days after the fire began, nine Rutland Senior Secondary (RSS) students joined forestry firefighters to seek hot hot spots and snuff them out.
Officials: Trepanier Fire response was ‘excellent’
Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News
Sep 182012
Any perceived delay in responding to the Trepanier Fire was due to the problem of crossing jurisdictional lines, according to officials.
Sep 172012
The District of Peachland has set up the Trepanier Fire Recovery Center to help residents deal with the aftereffects of last week’s Trepanier Fire.
Sep 162012
One week after the Trepanier Fire ripped through Peachland, a state of emergency and evacuation alerts have been rescinded.
Sep 132012
An aggressive wildfire was found burning in Keremeos Thursday night on Upper Bench Road.
Sep 122012
Desert Pines residents allowed back to their homes Wednesday night were greeted by a neighborhood that barely had a scratch from the Trepanier Fire.
They’re going home! Evacuation order over at 5 pm
Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News
Sep 122012
Effective at 5:00 pm this afternoon, the Evacuation Order will be rescinded for the entire area covering the District of Peachland and Central Okanagan West Electoral Area of the Regional District.
Sep 122012
An aerial assessment this morning of the Trepanier forest fire Evacuation Area has revealed it is not safe enough for any more people to return to their homes.
