More smoke, flame may be visible at Bald Range wildfire due to increased hot, dry conditions

Smoke still present from Bald Range wildfire

Fire crews at the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland are concentrating their efforts at the western edge of the wildfire. The fire began Aug. 7 and is classified as out of control. It has an area of 25,171 hectares. At present, there are 322 firefighters, 11 structure protection personnel, 12 helicopters, 59 pieces of heavy equipment and one incident management team. Emelie Peacock, information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, said residen…

More smoke, flame may be visible at Bald Range wildfire due to increased hot, dry conditions

Progressively warmer and drier weather is expected to increase visible fire activity at the 25,000 hectare Bald Range wildfire. According to a Tuesday morning update from BCWS, anyone in the area of the fire can expect to see "more visible signs of fire" from within the fire perimeter. &qu...