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some numbers from local fire chiefs....

west kelowna:

At least 50 structures have been lost or damaged to the McDougall Creek wildfire within the City of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation.
West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund says there have been NO structural losses in the Shannon Lake, Talus Ridge, Smith Creek, Rose Valley neighbourhoods as well as the Lenz Road modular home park.
The 50 structure estimate came with a caveat from Brolund that “we're not done yet. And the most damaged neighbourhoods are still to come. “
“However, I think it's important that people begin to understand the scope and scale of what our community is facing.”
Brolund said the numbers of structural losses will certainly climb beyond 50, noting damaged assessments have only taken place in the “easy” neighbourhoods.
“But we're moving into the areas where the fire burned hottest. I describe it as a hurricane, trees pushed over by their roots. This is the kind of neighbourhood that we're in today. So undoubtedly, that number will grow higher.”

kelowna:

Five homes have been confirmed lost to the wildfire burning in Kelowna's Glenmore area over the past several days.
During Monday morning's press conference, Kelowna Fire Chief Travis Whiting said they've confirmed five homes have been destroyed by the fire, which was sparked Friday morning in the Clifton Road area.
“Our damage and structural loss was really in one specific area with approximately five homes in that area. We've had no other structural loss in the area that we've been able to find, but there are other areas that we need to look at.”
While he didn't specify the location of the losses, homes are believed to have burned west of the Kelowna landfill, across Glenmore Road.

winfield/lake country:

Two or three homes were lost in Lake Country's Okanagan Centre area when the wildfire tore through the community Friday morning, and several more were damaged.
Lake Country Fire Chief Darren Lee provided the estimate of damaged homes during Monday's press conference.
“Until we actually get around and specifically check for which ones have damage, I would say it's two to three right now that were lost and several more [that were damaged],” he said.

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