The explosive Bald Range wildfire forced more than 20,000 people to flee in B.C.s Okanagan and prompted the province to declare a state of emergency.
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Bald Range Wildfire The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burns in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday, August 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bald Range Wildfire Greg Krauter, who was forced to evacuate his Summerland property with his seven goats in the middle of the night due to the Bald Range wildfire, walks with three of them outside an evacuee centre, in Penticton, B.C., on Saturday, August 8, 2026. The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the Peachland and Summerland areas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bald Range Wildfire The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burns in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday, August 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bald Range Wildfire A boy jumps in the water at the Peachland Water Park in Peachland, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gary Nylander
Bald Range Wildfire Hot spots from the Bald Range wildfire, that has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burn on the mountainside above houses, in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday, August 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bald Range Wildfire People with RVs who have been forced from their homes by wildfires line Beach Ave. in Peachland, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gary Nylander
Bald Range wildfire Credit: B.C. Wildfire Service
Bald Range Wildfire A worker sets up signs on a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gary Nylander
