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The City of Penticton breaks ground on new fire hall headquarters

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Designed with a minimum 50-year service life, the new headquarters will feature a two-storey post-disaster facility that will house Fire Administration, Fire Prevention, the Training Division and Fire Suppression operations.

“It’s like a moonscape”: B.C. wildlife restoration experts on the challenges of recovering from increasingly intense wildfires

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B.C. land and wildlife experts warn recovery from increasingly intense wildfires can take years, requiring extensive restoration, funding and forest management.

Stolen pumps hamper crews as Bald Range wildfire grows by 600 hectares

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The theft of critical suppression equipment, including pumps, is hampering crews at the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, the B.C. Wildfire Service said Wednesday.

Summerland targets Thursday re-entry for Prairie Valley, Deer Ridge and Garnet Valley

Wildfires
Summerland officials are targeting Thursday, Aug. 20, to allow residents of Prairie Valley, Deer Ridge and Garnet Valley to return home, although parts of Garnet Valley could reopen without electricity or pressurized water.

Officials warn wildfire season isn’t over, as Summerland residents begin to return home

Wildfires
The majority of Summerland residents are able to return home after an evacuation order was lifted, but it's still unclear how many homes may have been lost to the Bald Range wildfire.

About 150 structures damaged or destroyed by Bald Range wildfire

Wildfires
Emergency officials estimate about 150 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire in Summerland and surrounding rural areas.
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Summerland wildlife rehab centre vows to rebuild after losing everything to wildfire

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The operators of a Summerland wildlife rehabilitation centre destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire hope to rebuild by next spring after safely evacuating the animals in their care.

Bald Range wildfire leaves Summerland wineries, farmers bracing for losses

Wildfires
Summerland wineries and fruit growers are assessing potential crop losses after a fast-moving wildfire forced evacuations at the height of harvest season.

Evacuation Order removed for Trout Creek area in Summerland

Wildfires
The District recommends anyone returning to their property have a full tank of gas for their vehicles and bring a minimum of three days of food and essential supplies.

Highway 97 reopens on limited daytime schedule through Summerland wildfire zone

Wildfires
Highway 97 has reopened on a limited daytime schedule between Penticton and Peachland as crews respond to the Bald Range wildfire.
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Quilpituk Creek wildfire now held, residents to get re-entry update Friday

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People forced from their homes by the Quilpituk Creek wildfire in Central Okanagan West are a step closer to returning home after the fire was classified as held.

Penticton showing its generosity towards wildfire evacuees

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The Bald Range wildfire grew slightly to 184 square kilometres in size as of today, an area larger than the City of Vancouver.
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