The City of Vernon has concluded its response to the Bradley Creek wildfire.
The city said its emergency operations centre stood down Wednesday, Aug. 19. The emergency management team will continue to monitor local and provincial conditions and work with its partners as the wildfire season evolves.
“Since the Bradley Creek wildfire began, Vernon has supported thousands of evacuees through our host-community Emergency Support Services response,” Vernon Fire Rescue Services Chief David Lind said. “Our ESS teams, volunteers and community partners worked together to provide accommodation, food, essential supports and trusted information, while helping people navigate a difficult and uncertain time.”
Over the course of the response, more than 2,600 evacuees from nearly 1,800 households received support. Group lodging was established and city services were adjusted to help evacuees, including free access to the Vernon Recreation Centre pool.
Lind thanked everyone involved in the response.
“As our host-community response comes to an end, I want to thank everyone who stepped up to support evacuees,” Lind said. “As a community, you once again took on a difficult task and did your very best to help people during a time of need.”
The city’s host-community Emergency Support Services response has concluded and Kal Tire Place has returned to regular operations and hours.
