BC Wildfire Service information:

BC Wildfire – Eagle Bluff

Video update

The RDOS EOC will be hosting a live video update with BC Wildfire and the Town of Osoyoos on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 1:00 pm on the RDOS YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@OkanaganSimilkameen

Evacuation ORDERS and ALERTS

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (RDOS EOC) and the Town of Osoyoos EOC are reviewing Evacuation Orders and Alerts. Any changes to Evacuation Orders or Alerts will be communicated later today.

For the latest updates on Evacuation Alerts and Orders, please visit emergency.rdos.bc.ca.

Emergency Support Services (ESS) 250-486-1890

If you are on an Evacuation ALERT or ORDER, or if you have been displaced from your home due to an emergency, please self-register for ESS. Evacuee Registration & Assistance (ERA): ess.gov.bc.ca

An ESS Reception Centre in Oliver is closed on Monday, July 31, 2023. Residents under an Evacuation ORDER can call 250-486-1890 to be linked to ESS supports. 

Keogan Sports Park in Okanagan Falls

The southern half of Keogan Park in Okanagan Falls (Electoral Area “D”) will be used as a camp for BC Wildfire starting Monday, July 31, 2023. Park users will be restricted to the northern portion of the park. Contact parks@rdos.bc.ca or call 250-492-0237 for more information.

Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team

If you are in an area under an Evacuation Alert, please make arrangements to relocate animals or livestock. Contact ALERT (Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team) for assistance: 250-809-7152.

Highways

For the latest updates on local highways visit DriveBC.

Voyent Alert! notifications

Click here to register for routine and emergency notifications via email, text, or telephone.

You can also find a link to Voyent Alert! on the RDOS website: www.rdos.bc.ca. For further information, please call the EOC at 250-490-4225. In the case of an emergency, call 9-1-1.

Issued by EOC Director