Firefighters Battling Grass Fire on Kelowna's Knox Mountain

Grass fire sparks on Knox Mountain in Kelowna

A bush fire has started on top of Knox Mountain near the viewpoint. The blaze was reported to Kelowna Fire Services a little after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20. It is estimated that the fire is 200 feet by 200 feet in size. Fire services and RCMP are at the scene. Black Press has a reporter on the way to the scene. More to come.

Firefighters battling grass fire on Kelowna's Knox Mountain

Kelowna firefighters are at the scene of a grass fire on Knox Mountain. Crews are dealing with a fire that is about 200-by-200 feet in size near the first lookout, on the west side of the mountain. It is burning at rank one and two, which is a low intensity ground fire. Firefighters at the scene hav...