Dennis Rexin, deputy incident commander for the fire, said crews are making good progress toward containment and resources will be reduced soon as favourable weather conditions are expected.The Christie Mountain wildfire scorched more than 20 square kilometres of land on the east side of Skaha Lake and destroyed one home last week.
The wildfire service says 217 firefighters are on-site with support from a dozen helicopters and four water tenders. On Monday, an evacuation alert was lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in Penticton, where residents had been advised they should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.
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