A count of 90 properties have been partially or fully damaged by the McDougall Creek wildfire in the North Westside.
Fire chief Ross Kotscherofski revealed the figure in a media briefing Wednesday, Aug. 23. He said the number of impacted properties includes those that have suffered mere landscaping damage, on top of properties that are a total loss.
鈥淚 want to stress these are not structures, these are properties and some properties such as the Lake Okanagan Resort (LOR) have several structures on one property. LOR has a total of almost 195 units within the property.鈥�
The resort and Traders Cover are the hardest hit by the wildfire.
Evacuation orders remain (as of press time) for the stretch of Westside Road from the north border of Fintry Provincial Park south including Nahun, Caesars, Wilson鈥檚 Landing and south to Lindley Drive.
Evacuation alerts remain north of Fintry to the south border of Evely Foresty Camp, including Killiney Beach and Ewing.
Kotcherofski said the firefighting effort was helped by rain that fell on the area Tuesday, as well as cooler temperatures.
鈥淚n the north we received rain and a lot of it. This with lower temperatures is going to really help with mopping up this fire,鈥� he said.
Kotcherofski said the work his team and BC Wildfire Service is doing isn鈥檛 finished until hazard assessments are completed, 鈥渁nd we will do our best to get you that information and any changes as that becomes available.鈥�
He thanked the Wilson鈥檚 Landing Fire Department for the work they have done to protect properties and manage the situation.
鈥淲hether it鈥檚 administrative support, cleaning the fire hall or boots on the ground, they鈥檝e done such an incredible job, and Wilson鈥檚 Landing is out here in full force.鈥�
The McDougall Creek wildfire is currently estimated at 12,270 hectares, tracked Tuesday, when there were 571 firefighters assigned to the three major fires in the Central Okanagan.
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