The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a fire near Finlay Creek, approximately 7.5 kilometres southwest of Peachland. The fire is currently estimated at 20 hectares in size and generating a lot of smoke, which is highly visible from nearby communities, Highway 97 and Okanagan Lake. The steep terrain and strong western winds are factors of the increasing fire behaviour crews are currently battling.
There are airtankers, three helicopters and 7 firefighters on the fire with additional crews heading to the incident. No structures in the area are immediately threatened.
