2012 Flood & Fire Watch

Flood and fire stories from the 2012 season.

(Video) Inside the Trepanier Fire

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Nov 122012

A Peachland firefighters offers a unique video view of the 2012 Trepanier Fire.

Open fire restrictions extended in Okanagan

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Sep 302012

Open fire restrictions extended in Okanagan

Hot, dry weather means an open fire prohibition has been extended for much of the Southern Interior of B.C.

RSS Forestry students work on Trepanier Fire

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Sep 192012

RSS Forestry students work on Trepanier Fire

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’

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Sep 182012

Officials: Trepanier Fire response was 'excellent'

Any perceived delay in responding to the Trepanier Fire was due to the problem of crossing jurisdictional lines, according to officials.

District sets up Fire Recovery Center

Posted by Dave at 10:54 am Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News Comments Off

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.

Peachland state of emergency is over

Posted by Dave at 12:10 pm Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News Comments Off

Sep 162012

One week after the Trepanier Fire ripped through Peachland, a state of emergency and evacuation alerts have been rescinded.

Updated: Aggressive wildfire burning in Keremeos

Posted by Dave at 10:37 pm Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch Comments Off

Sep 132012

Updated: Aggressive wildfire burning in Keremeos

An aggressive wildfire was found burning in Keremeos Thursday night on Upper Bench Road.

Trepanier Fire: The final evacuees go home

Posted by Dave at 10:07 pm Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News Comments

Sep 122012

Trepanier Fire: The final evacuees go home

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

Posted by Dave at 2:46 pm Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News Comments Off

Sep 122012

They're going home! Evacuation order over at 5 pm

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.

EOC Update: Evacuees can’t return yet

Posted by Dave at 10:06 am Categories: 2012 Flood & Fire Watch, Peachland News Comments Off

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.

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