News releases
Phased safe return home for City of Kelowna
August 24, 2023
Phased safe return home for City of Kelowna
Kelowna, B.C. – As the Clifton McKinley Fire is now held, the Emergency Operations Centre is working hard to get City of Kelowna residents home as soon as possible.
Crews are working on a process today to get neighbourhoods in the City safe for…
Additional Evacuation Order Rescinds Not Expected Tonight
August 23, 2023
Kelowna, B.C. – The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre does not expect to rescind any more evacuation orders in the Central Okanagan this evening.
Getting evacuees back into their homes is a top priority, and we want to do this as quickly and efficiently as possible. Working alongside BC…
Some Westside properties downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Alert
August 23, 2023
Kelowna, B.C. – The Emergency Operations Centre, supporting response and recovery for the McDougall Creek Wildfire, has reduced the evacuation order area and expanded the evacuation alert area in West Kelowna. The following properties are now within the evacuation alert areas:
Horizon Drive
All…
Process begins for notification of property status
August 23, 2023
Kelowna, B.C. – The Emergency Operations Centre has launched an online search tool for City of West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation and Central Okanagan West Electoral Area properties that have experienced partial to full structure loss resulting from the McDougall Creek Wildfire.
Property owners…
Some Lake Country properties downgraded from Evacuation Order to Evacuation Alert
August 23, 2023
Kelowna, B.C. – The Emergency Operations Centre is supporting response and recovery for the Lake Country Wildfire and the Evacuation Order area in the District of Lake Country has been reduced and the evacuation alert area has been expanded. The following properties are now within the evacuation…
