Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows north toward Fintry

Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows north toward Fintry

Wildfire  
posted Aug 2, 2026 @ 04:00pm by  
Josh Duncan

Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows north toward Fintry

While a lot of focus has understandably been on the Bradley Creek wildfire to the north, the Quilpituk Creek wildfire is creating issues of its own

The blaze sparked Saturday south of La Casa and has shown steady growth in strong winds over the past 24 hours

While the BC Wildfire Service’s latest update pegs it at 80 hectares, that doesn’t reflect Sunday afternoon growth to the north that has resulted in expanded evacuation orders

Evacuation orders are in place for several communities along Westside Road, including La Casa, Fintry, Killiney Beach, Valley of the Sun and Ewings Landing

You can view the most up to date evacuation orders and alerts on the Central Okanagan Emergency Management website

Residents and campers are being told to evacuated south along Westside Road, because the route is closed to the north due to the Bradley Creek wildfire

Evacuees are being told to head to Westbank Lions Community Centre at 2466 Main Street in West Kelowna

According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Quilpituk Creek wildfire has been displaying rank 3 and 4 fire behaviour and growth is being driven by slope

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