Fire in Landing

107.5 Kiss FM Tuesday, 16 June 2009 17:04

Crews are actioning a grass fire believed to be south of Ellison Provincial Park in the area of the Outback Resort in Okanagan Landing. The Landing and Vernon fire departments along with the BC Forest Service are both on scene, and an air tanker is being used to lay down retardant around the perimeter. Reports indicate there are 6 to 8 houses within several hundred meters of the fire. Traffic is being blocked where necessary to allow the crews to do their work.
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CASTANET: Wayne Moore - Jun 16, 2009 / 5:55 pm Forest fire south of Ellison Park

Ministry of Forests firefighters are on the scene of a small forest fire just south of Ellison Park on the east side of Okanagan Lake. Fire information officer, Lindsay Carnes, says the blaze broke out about 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. "We have five firefighters en route to the fire. We have also deployed an air tanker and a bird dog to assess the situation," says Carnes. Witnesses say air tankers are already actioning the fire. Carnes says the fire was originally estimated at under a hectare in size. She says the cause is still under investigation. No homes are threatened by the fire.