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MidniteRainMidniteRain@universeodon.com
2023-08-21

This is what the current situation is here with the fires. Air quality is off the charts, multiple communities in the interior are on evacuation orders and alerts.

#Squilax has been partially burned down (there's been mixed reports and gossip, but as of this morning the band office, and #Quaaout lodge still standing, but the gas station and some homes burnt down). There's been an extreme lag with news and updates about the #Shuswap area, as the focus has been on #Kelowna, and evacuation orders for reserves weren't posted on the #BCWildfire map until up to half a day later.

Many other #Secwepemc reserves are on evacuation orders, and while #ChaseBC is on alert, it's surrounded by orders and road closures. People are stealing and moving firefighting equipment, including the sprinklers protecting the few bridges in and out of communities.

I can't keep up with everything right now.

Screenshots from the "Purple Air" air quality monitoring application, showing multiple locations across the province of British Columbia that are currently affected by wildfires. Areas around Chase, Kamloops, Kelowna, and Lytton show Air Quality Index numbers above 300, which is off the charts. A legend on the bottom right corner shows that over 300 is hazardous to health.A screenshot from the BC Wildfire Service application, showing the current fires in the Kamloops Fire Region that spans from Wells Grey Park to the north and the USA border to the south. Multiple red and orange polygons near Chase, Kamloops, Kelowna, Oliver, and Shalalth, BC indicate evacuation orders and alerts.Screenshots from the BC Wildfire Service application showing red and orange polygons that indicate evacuation orders and alerts. The screenshot on the left shows Kelowna and Oliver, BC. The screenshot on the right shows Adams Lake, Celista, Chase, Lee Creek, Scotch Creek, Sorrento, and Squilax, BC.Screenshots from the BC Wildfire Service application showing red and orange polygons that indicate evacuation orders and alerts. The screenshot on the left shows Kamloops, BC. The screenshot on the right shows Boston Bar, Lytton, and Nahatlatch, BC.

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