On July 18, 2009, 3 wildfires broke out around the city of West Kelowna, British Columbia during extremely dry and windy conditions.
The fire quickly exploded due to extremely dry conditions and heavy down slope winds.
The fire posed an immediate threat to the entire subdivision, over 4,500 homes were evacuated affecting over 10,000 people.
The fire burned aggressively overnight and was estimated at 150 hectares by 9:00 pm, July 19.
Resources on site include 70 firefighters, 4 water-bucketing helicopters, heavy equipment and air tankers.