Model operation: Township commends fire team

The efforts of emergency crews and officials dealing with wildfires in the Central Okanagan are getting top marks from a North Okanagan municipality.

The Township of Spallumcheen issued a news release Monday, Aug. 28, commending the work of all those involved in fighting the wildfires in the Regional District Central Okanagan (RDCO).

“The RDCO Emergency Operations Centre has set a high standard and excellent model to follow for how an effective coordinated approach and clear and concise information sharing has been instrumental in their continued success in managing the fires within their borders,” Mayor Christine Fraser said on behalf of her council.

Fraser said everyone on the front lines, to those working in the centralized Emergency Operations Centre and with support agencies, should be very proud of what they have accomplished during the past few weeks.

“A large thank you also goes out to members of our own Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department who effectively assisted the many teams on the ground with structure protection in the Central Okanagan to help ensure the safety of those residents impacted,” Fraser remarked.

The township said its thoughts are with the residents and businesses in the RDCO who may have suffered losses and to the many people still displaced from their homes.