New evacuation order issued by RDOS as Bald Range wildfire grows to 13,618 hectares (Summerland)

Summerland NewsCrews watching shifting winds tonight at Bald Range wildfireWatching shifting windsPhoto: BCWS Crews continue to work on the Bald Range wildfire. The BC Wildfire Service will be focusing efforts tonight on the Bald Range wildfire on the drainage between Fish Lake and Garnet Valley. An updated track of the Bald Range wildfire Sunday morning has it mapped at 13,618.2 hectares in size, up from yesterday’s mapping of 10,340.7 hectares. The BC Wildfire Service has not yet provided an update Sunday on the Bald Range wildfire. Photo: Cass Glendinning The Bald Range wildfire as viewed from Goats Peak on the evening on Aug.8.