[2] Insured losses total an estimated $77 million Canadian Dollars, according to one agency, which in late September expected the number of claims to top 800, most of them related to residential property.
[6] By August 6 the fire reached 55,000 hectares and evacuation alerts were issued for the cities of Vernon and Armstrong, as well as the village of Chase.
Although smoke will continue to be visible, there is no threat of further spread.”[13]Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone called for a public inquiry into the provincial response, charging policy "is what causes these fires to get out of control".
[14] Deputy Forests Minister Rick Manwaring responded that the fire received response immediately after it was initially spotted.
[7] At another press conference, Mainwaring, asked about climate change, said that the BC Wildfire Service already allocates resources differently since the Chapman Report, issued in 2017.