Crews on scene of out of control wildfire near Okanagan Falls

Smoke can be seen from a wildfire near Okanagan Falls this afternoon as local and BC Wildfire crews respond. The wildfire is near Green Lake, on the Green Lake Road side, and it’s 0.7 hectares is size as of 3:30 p.m., June 4, according to a press release from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre.  Cassidy Martin from the Kamloops Fire Centre said that officials suspect it was human caused and so far it appears the fire has a slow spread rate. “BC Wildfire is assisting the Okanagan Falls Fire Department with three initial attack crews and a response officer,” she said. “A smouldering ground fire with some visible open flame, but overall a small rate of spread.” Air tankers were also deployed but Martin said they've done their job and are out of the area. The RDOS Emergency Response Centre wants people to avoid the area until further notice. Click here for updates. https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .