Evacuation Orders Alerts Issued For Areas Around Keremeos Creek Fire Penticton News

A helicopter collects water from Ford Lake while attacking the Keremeos Creek Fire near Mount Apex UPDATE 11:30 p.m The Okanagan Similkameen Regional District has also issued evacuation notices for 25 properties around the Keremeos Creek fire. Agricultural properties include certain addresses on Green Mountain Road, Apex Mountain Road, Sheep Creek Road on Highway 3A. A map and full list of affected addresses is here. A map and list of evacuation order addresses is here. Homeowners on alert assessment should pack up and be ready to leave on short notice. Penticton and District Search and Rescue is helping to issue evacuation notices. Photo: RDOS UPDATE: 10:30 p.m An evacuation order has been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for several properties near Green Mountain Road in the Ford Lake area due to the Keremeos Creek Fire. The full list and map of properties affected by the notice and evacuation order is available on the RDOS website. The evacuation order is in effect for the following areas: Green Mountain Road between Highway 3A to the south and Apex Mountain Road to the south and generally near Ford Lake. For properties placed under an evacuation order, the RDOS said search and rescue teams and the RCMP will notify residents. For ESS support by phone, call 250-486-1890 Due to a lack of commercial/hotel accommodation over the long weekend, the EOC said residents should consider making arrangements to stay with family or friends if possible and take pets with you if you can. If you need transportation assistance, call the RDOS EOC at 250-490-4225 Visit the RDOS EOC website for resource links and information updates here. A map of the affected properties can be found below. Photo: RDOS UPDATE: 9:50 p.m The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Center has been activated due to the Keremeos Creek fire. The EOC says it is monitoring conditions and encourages residents to follow local media, the BC Wildfire Service and their EOC page for updates. BCWS has now made the Keremeos Creek fire a major fire. Information can be found online here. The fire is “exhibiting aggressive fire behavior,” BCWS said. The wildfire is still estimated at 100 acres and the cause of the fire is currently unknown and under investigation. UPDATE: 8:40 p.m Fire crews continue to battle the Keremeos Creek Fire, which is still at 100 acres after it ignited Friday afternoon outside of Penticton near Mount Apex. The BC Wildfire Service has 10 personnel and two helicopters on scene, with additional personnel and a structure protection unit en route to the site at the origin. Graeme Lindsay, the Deputy Fire Chief for Apex Volunteer Fire Rescue, took to a local Facebook page to let the community know the area was not in danger at this time. “The smoke we are seeing from Apex is a new fire on the slopes above Green Mountain Road. The fire is currently not a threat to the Apex community. Resources have been assigned and we (Apex Fire Rescue) will keep everyone informed .” he said. Residents noted on social media that the fire appeared to be moving away from Apex. BCWS expects to have an update in the next hour. Photo: Pim Van Velzen Click here to view the collection UPDATE: 7:40 p.m The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Keremeos Creek fire, which has grown rapidly since it broke out Friday afternoon outside of Penticton near Mount Apex. The fire is about 21 kilometers southwest of Penticton. BCWS said the fire is estimated at 100 hectares. Ten personnel and two helicopters are on site, while additional personnel and a structure protection unit are en route to the site in the back country. “This fire is in terrain that cannot be operated in support of aircraft carriers and heavy machinery at this time,” BCWS said. Photo: BCWS UPDATE: 7:07 p.m Eight personnel and two helicopters from the BC Wildfire Service are at the scene of the fire outside of Penticton, near Mount Apex. Fire intelligence officer Aydan Coray said additional personnel were en route. The fire is currently estimated to be eight hectares in size and is believed to have started in the late afternoon. BCWS expects to have another update in the next hour. ORIGINAL: 5:45 p.m The BC Wildfire Service has a helicopter at the scene of the fire outside of Penticton near Apex Mountain Friday afternoon. Fire information officer Aydan Coray said three planes are en route and once resources arrive on scene, BCWS will have more information about what is being seen in the area. The approximate location of the new fire is near Keremeos Creek, off Green Mountain Road and Ford Lake. Castanet will update this story as more information becomes available. If you have photos or videos, send them to [email protected] Photo: BCWS

title: “Evacuation Orders Alerts Issued For Areas Around Keremeos Creek Fire Penticton News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-29” author: “Sergio Chicoine”

A helicopter collects water from Ford Lake while attacking the Keremeos Creek Fire near Mount Apex UPDATE 11:30 p.m The Okanagan Similkameen Regional District has also issued evacuation notices for 25 properties around the Keremeos Creek fire. Agricultural properties include certain addresses on Green Mountain Road, Apex Mountain Road, Sheep Creek Road on Highway 3A. A map and full list of affected addresses is here. A map and list of evacuation order addresses is here. Homeowners on alert assessment should pack up and be ready to leave on short notice. Penticton and District Search and Rescue is helping to issue evacuation notices. Photo: RDOS UPDATE: 10:30 p.m An evacuation order has been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for several properties near Green Mountain Road in the Ford Lake area due to the Keremeos Creek Fire. The full list and map of properties affected by the notice and evacuation order is available on the RDOS website. The evacuation order is in effect for the following areas: Green Mountain Road between Highway 3A to the south and Apex Mountain Road to the south and generally near Ford Lake. For properties placed under an evacuation order, the RDOS said search and rescue teams and the RCMP will notify residents. For ESS support by phone, call 250-486-1890 Due to a lack of commercial/hotel accommodation over the long weekend, the EOC said residents should consider making arrangements to stay with family or friends if possible and take pets with you if you can. If you need transportation assistance, call the RDOS EOC at 250-490-4225 Visit the RDOS EOC website for resource links and information updates here. A map of the affected properties can be found below. Photo: RDOS UPDATE: 9:50 p.m The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Center has been activated due to the Keremeos Creek fire. The EOC says it is monitoring conditions and encourages residents to follow local media, the BC Wildfire Service and their EOC page for updates. BCWS has now made the Keremeos Creek fire a major fire. Information can be found online here. The fire is “exhibiting aggressive fire behavior,” BCWS said. The wildfire is still estimated at 100 acres and the cause of the fire is currently unknown and under investigation. UPDATE: 8:40 p.m Fire crews continue to battle the Keremeos Creek Fire, which is still at 100 acres after it ignited Friday afternoon outside of Penticton near Mount Apex. The BC Wildfire Service has 10 personnel and two helicopters on scene, with additional personnel and a structure protection unit en route to the site at the origin. Graeme Lindsay, the Deputy Fire Chief for Apex Volunteer Fire Rescue, took to a local Facebook page to let the community know the area was not in danger at this time. “The smoke we are seeing from Apex is a new fire on the slopes above Green Mountain Road. The fire is currently not a threat to the Apex community. Resources have been assigned and we (Apex Fire Rescue) will keep everyone informed .” he said. Residents noted on social media that the fire appeared to be moving away from Apex. BCWS expects to have an update in the next hour. Photo: Pim Van Velzen Click here to view the collection UPDATE: 7:40 p.m The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Keremeos Creek fire, which has grown rapidly since it broke out Friday afternoon outside of Penticton near Mount Apex. The fire is about 21 kilometers southwest of Penticton. BCWS said the fire is estimated at 100 hectares. Ten personnel and two helicopters are on site, while additional personnel and a structure protection unit are en route to the site in the back country. “This fire is in terrain that cannot be operated in support of aircraft carriers and heavy machinery at this time,” BCWS said. Photo: BCWS UPDATE: 7:07 p.m Eight personnel and two helicopters from the BC Wildfire Service are at the scene of the fire outside of Penticton, near Mount Apex. Fire intelligence officer Aydan Coray said additional personnel were en route. The fire is currently estimated to be eight hectares in size and is believed to have started in the late afternoon. BCWS expects to have another update in the next hour. ORIGINAL: 5:45 p.m The BC Wildfire Service has a helicopter at the scene of the fire outside of Penticton near Apex Mountain Friday afternoon. Fire information officer Aydan Coray said three planes are en route and once resources arrive on scene, BCWS will have more information about what is being seen in the area. The approximate location of the new fire is near Keremeos Creek, off Green Mountain Road and Ford Lake. Castanet will update this story as more information becomes available. If you have photos or videos, send them to [email protected] Photo: BCWS