BCAA and Firesmart

Learn more about the BCAA FireSmart Initiative: bcaa.com/firesmart

Check out the website - those with BCAA home insurance may qualify for lower premiums if they get an assessment and proceed as outlined on the website.

Finning is here

Prinoth engine being pulled for installation of new one.

 

Chill

 2.8C - starting into the wood pile in August was not part of the plan.

Weather warning, cold front coming through with winds that could bring trees down

 

New Rebate Launch - Need to have an assessment by a mitigation specialist

 RDKB Ignites FireSmart Savings with New Rebate Program

August 26, 2024

Homeowners who have taken advantage of a FREE FireSmart Home Assessment by an RDKB Wildfire Mitigation Specialist—and those planning to do so in the future—are now eligible to apply for rebates ranging from $500 to $5,000. This rebate is designed as a 50% cost-share, meaning that for every dollar spent on eligible FireSmart activities, homeowners can receive 50 cents back, up to the program’s maximum.

“This is another great step forward for the RDKB’s FireSmart program,” said Carlene Pires, RDKB’s Emergency Program/FireSmart Coordinator. “We’re proud to support residents who are proactively taking measures to protect their homes and communities. This rebate program recognizes and rewards their efforts, helping to offset the costs of important mitigation work.”

Key Details of the FireSmart Rebate Program:

Rebate Amounts: Homeowners can apply for rebates between $500 and $5,000, with the rebate amount calculated as 50% of the total cost of eligible mitigation work. For instance, $1,000 of completed work qualifies for a $500 rebate, while $10,000 or more in work is needed for the full $5,000 rebate.

Eligible Work: To qualify for the rebate, residents must complete the mitigation actions specified in the FireSmart assessment report provided by an RDKB Wildfire Mitigation Specialist. Only work done within 30 meters of the home is eligible.

Application Process: Residents must document their work using the Rebate Application Form, tracking both personal labour (valued at $32.00/hour) and any hired contractors or materials. Completed applications, including photos and receipts, should be submitted to firesmart@rdkb.com.

Timeline: Applications are open from August 15th to October 31st, 2024. For those who cannot complete their work within this period, the rebate program will reopen with an earlier intake in Spring 2025, ensuring that future application windows allow ample time for participation.

The FireSmart Rebate Program is available to residents in RDKB’s Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, and E, as well as the municipalities of Fruitvale, Montrose, Trail, Warfield, Grand Forks, and Greenwood. Please note that residents of Midway and Rossland should refer to their own local programs, as their rebate structures differ from RDKB’s.

The RDKB encourages all eligible homeowners to take advantage of this opportunity to reduce wildfire risks on their properties. As funding is limited and rebates are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, early application is recommended.

For more information, including the detailed rebate guide and application form, please visit https://emergency.rdkb.com/Be-Prepared/FireSmart or contact the FireSmart team at firesmart@rdkb.com or 250-368-0259.

 

Facebook won't remind you.........

Rosie's favourite snowshoe guide does not have her own Facebook account - she shares one with James W. If you haven't already done so, Rosie would like you to wish her favourite human a Happy Birthday.

 

Yes it did snow up top yesterday

Wylee took Rod and his titanium hip to the summit today, and there was snow left from yesterday.

 

There are many marked and unmarked memorials on the mountain. This is a special place for so many people. I had not seen this one from the summit before, and did not know the fellow who passed in 2022.

Too Cold for the Ironman swim

Ironman in Penticton was a huge event for most of the last 30 years. A great economic generator for the local economy, and a traffic nightmare for locals. After a break, Ironman came back to Penticton on a 5 year contract that was affected by covid, and wildfire smoke. This morning, Okanagan Lake is cooler than the minimum 12C  required by World Triathlon, and Triathlon B.C. A disappointment for the athletes who have trained so long for this, but better than a lake full of people with hypothermia.

Next year, Ironman Canada will be in Ottawa.

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department closing for 12 hours overnight - Oliver/Osoyoos News

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department closing for 12 hours overnight - Oliver/Osoyoos News: South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department closing for 12 hours overnight, from 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. 

Why I can't tell you what it looks like up top...........

 

Fresh Air, and the "R" word

If you are a long time blog follower you know that this blog does not use the four letter word starting with r and ending with n.

Well it is super soggy and foggy this morning.

Apex is reporting a dusting of the white stuff up top - we may have it too, but can not see the top through the fog. 4C at 9:30 am. 

My chimney is clean, and I decided to light the woodstove to take the chill off this morning. My wood pile is tarped at the back of the property so I have been scrounging wood to keep it going for a bit.

Summer Maintenance

Every year a portion of the chairs come off the line for non destructive testing. The guys have been putting the Eagle chairs back on line, but took a change of pace and got out the brush saws.

 

Thunderstorms could develop across B.C.'s Southern Interior Friday - BC News

Thunderstorms could develop across B.C.'s Southern Interior Friday - BC News: Thunderstorms could roll through parts of B.C.'s Southern Interior this afternoon.

AIMRoads

Announced on Facebook that they have added six new graders to their fleet. I'll be following them on FB to see if one of them comes to our area.

Photo from AIM Facebook

 

Vernon SilverStar ski hill to be sold by parent company, POWDR: report - Vernon News

Vernon SilverStar ski hill to be sold by parent company, POWDR: report - Vernon News: SilverStar Mountain Resort will soon be for sale. The Vernon ski hill was purchased by POWDR in 2019 and was the company's first mountain resort in Canada

South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver shuts emergency services Wednesday afternoon - Oliver/Osoyoos News

South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver shuts emergency services Wednesday afternoon - Oliver/Osoyoos News: South Okanagan General Hospital is temporarily closing its emergency room once again Wednesday afternoon, due to limited physician availability.

Out on the trail with Chris...........

Haven't seen one of these before.

Some gnomes disappeared, but it would not be easy to put this "Smurf" in your backpack.

 

Missing a plate?

Baldy Bobcat found it on the road.

 

South Okanagan General Hospital ER shuts doors overnight tallying closures in August to four - Oliver/Osoyoos News

South Okanagan General Hospital ER shuts doors overnight tallying closures in August to four - Oliver/Osoyoos News: South Okanagan General Hospital is temporarily closing its emergency room once again Monday night, due to limited physician availability.

Choices

Transfer Station:

If you can afford a nice truck, you can afford the gas to take the old wire fencing to the right place.

Couple at the transfer station this afternoon, having problems stuffing their truck load of old wire fencing into the bin.

I mentioned that the Regional District isn't happy when stuff other than household garbage goes in the bin.

Tempted to download the dash cam footage. 

Cutting Firewood near Harvey's ranch:

The grass is dry there - it appeared the guy had finished cutting, and was about to load his little trailer. I passed a fire warden car coming down McKinney, he'll probably stop for a chat.

Baldy Road

It has been there awhile - the critters have moved in.

 

South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver is set to close its emergency department Sunday - Oliver/Osoyoos News

South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver is set to close its emergency department Sunday - Oliver/Osoyoos News: Due to limited physician availability, emergency services will be unavailable between the hours of 5 a.m. and 12 p.m. at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver.

Chilly, wet winter expected for B.C. says Farmers' Almanac - BC News

Chilly, wet winter expected for B.C. says Farmers' Almanac - BC News: Winter could be colder than usual in 2024-25.

Emergency services at South Okanagan General Hospital to close once again overnight - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Emergency services at South Okanagan General Hospital to close once again overnight - Oliver/Osoyoos News: The South Okanagan General Hospital will once again be closed overnight due to limited physician availability.

Welcome Moisture

At least two periods of moisture last night. Severe thunderstorm watch in place for this general area today. 

Volunteers Needed for Fall Fair

 

Not Bentley

There is a dog up the street who barks a lot.  If you don't know the dogs well, you might think it is Bentley. I can assure you that the barking going on now is not Bentley. He is asleep on the floor beside me. 

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Reduced Hazard Rating

The map shows us at a "2", the Grizzly ext station shows "2" yesterday, "1" today. Different story at lower elevations.

Suppression of Armstrong wildfire stopped after members of the public refused to leave site - Vernon News

I get it that locals want to help at the start of the fire, but refusing to leave when BCWS is on scene, and preventing a night vision helicopter?

Dead Pines coming down.........

In addition to the Fortis crews, several community members have had dead pines taken down on their properties in the last couple of days.

I never did count up the number of pines I have taken down in the 50 plus years I have owned my lot. I'm sure it is more than "100 Stumps" 

Asplundh - I love watching the pros work

Asplundh is here again today taking down dead trees that Fortis deems a potential threat to their lines. I love watching them work, and will enjoy my new, unobstructed view of Cascade.

If you really need to go to Penticton.............

I posted about the paving delays, then forgot about them. Wishing I had food and water in the truck for the long wait. Coming back I turned up Green Mountain Road at OK Falls, travelled along memory lane, and back down Secrest. Not many cars on that route - the tourists were all in the line ups.

I think Ethel would approve of the fresh paint on her house, but probably comment on the junipers gone, and some of the fruit trees.

The recent storms have dropped more water in some places than others. Some erosion near the McKinney Nordic Trails.

Lightning in the last while is north of us. Tracker says 4.4km away for the nearest one.

Lightning started fire in Sidley Area

Quick response from locals, then AMFD, and then some BCWS crew who were working the fire near Conkle Lake.

Jennifer from "Boundary Fire Watch" had circulated the lighting strike map to neighbours, resulting in a quick spotting of the fire, and quick response.

The lighting map showed activity toward Camp McKinney. I took a drive down there after the storm. It is wet and green down there, and it appears that there was at least as much fresh moisture there, as there was here.

We can sure hear it............

 

Severe thunderstorms likely across most of Southern Interior - Kelowna News

Severe thunderstorms likely across most of Southern Interior - Kelowna News: A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the Okanagan, Thompson, Shuswap and parts of the Kootenays on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

Head of Vernon's SilverStar Mountain Resort's FireSmart program interested in Hydro Shield Wildfire Protection System - Vernon News

Head of Vernon's SilverStar Mountain Resort's FireSmart program interested in Hydro Shield Wildfire Protection System - Vernon News: Norm Crerar wants to create a wall of water around Vernon's SilverStar Mountain Resort. Crerar heads up the FireSmart committee at the Star and said with the annual outbreak of wildfires in the pro

*I first encountered Norm Crerar at a CSIA event in the early 1980's. Interesting article, but does not say where they could get that much water. Interesting that they have removed 50 tons of fuel from the resort.

After the storm

We did get enough moisture to dampen things down, and freshen the air. Not a huge amount, but we'll take it.

Under Control

As of 4:00pm, the fire southeast of Conkle Lake is listed as "under control."

Thanks Chris for this image from today at the top of Eagle, looking in the direction of the fire.

Before BC Alpine, ski racing was organized through the schools - here is the SOSS Ski Team from 1967

Back row: Dave Pugh, Rod MacLeod, Pat Smith, Graeme Fenwick-Wilson, David Norcross, Mr. Harry.  Front row Duane Eek, Libby Pugh, Allison Pugh, Mary Brownjohn, Jane Murray.

This photo came out of hiding recently when a guest of Forney's was an older sibling of the Pugh racers in this photo.

Pat Smith, son of Baldy builder Terry Smith, third from right, back row. Pat was killed in a car accident in 1975. He was a special guy, and I remember riding the Baldy Tee with him one deep snow year - near Tower 7, he reached up with his right hand and grabbed the haul rope - it was that deep.

We lost David Norcross a few years ago to a stroke. He was like a big brother to me. 

Dave Pugh senior was the lawyer in Oliver, and later an MP. It was a large family, and I went to school with one of the younger siblings.

Barbara Fenwick-Wilson drove the team to other mountains in the F-W Volkswagen van.

Duane has an awesome niece who lives next door to me.

Chopper

Helicopter and bambi bucket just flew over - looks to be headed in the direction of the fire south east of Conkle Lake. 

Hawaii Mars, Final Flight

I actually looked into going to watch, but I have seen the plane up close many times, and the travel cost this time of year is way too much.

Here is the link to the live broadcast at 6:00pm tonight for the the last flight.

 https://www.youtube.com/live/js8uQOMQiaI

Sunday watch

So far, the closest fire from the storm remains the one south east of Conkle Lake. There were strikes close enough to the Warden's compound on Fish Lake Rd West, that the Warden turned down a shift patrolling in another area, to keep watch at home. A fly over last night did not detect fire at that time.

Rumble

We heard some of it, but the Rock Creek area had the lightning storm this afternoon. *Rock Creek also got rain and hail.

New start north of us - between Solco and Vaseaux Creek. 

7:30 ish new start south east of Conkle Lake.

Grammar would be proud............

BC Wildfire has been doing more updates this season. This fire isn't close to us, but the Wildfire Officer sure is.

 

Emergency room at South Okanagan General Hospital closed again - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Emergency room at South Okanagan General Hospital closed again - Oliver/Osoyoos News: Limited physician availability at the South Okanagan General Hospital is once again causing a temporary change to the emergency department's hours.

Update and reminder - Pass prices go up after August 15th

Early bird pricing for season passes ends soon - August 15th.

Head on over to baldyresort.com for all the details, including passholder benefits - reciprocal deals for other mountains.

If you want to pay the early bird price over time, you can pay by August 14th for the first couple of payments.

Operations change, the Sugar Lump will not run on Mondays after Christmas Holidays.

Work has started on preparing the Prinoth to pull the engine, and Finning will install the new one. The new one is here. The engine failure was explained to me, but I couldn't describe it to you if I tried. It is an expensive repair, however the company that sold the machine to BMR has contributed to that cost.

The Pisten Bully 400 is in the shop, awaiting the arrival of new rubber for the tracks. The rubber is also very expensive, but absolutely necessary as the old rubber finally failed last spring, and the supplier did not deliver on rubber for patching.

I need to find a new acronym for Brandan. Something that reflects - being a juggler, a magician?

Yes we would all like to see an infusion of cash into the "resort", but I am grateful for the job Brandan is doing with what he has to work with.

Lightning Strikes near Westbridge

 Rumble heard from here.

Severe Thunderstorm watch.

Bear Aware

Bear scat has been reported in the upper village. 

Thank-you Myers for being here, and responding to the fire.

Because I do not follow various Baldy Facebook pages, I occasionally miss something. I also have regular readers who are not on Facebook. At one time I would get info quickly from the community, however there are a handful who for their own reasons now avoid me.

If authorities had been called, the fine is $1150, which could be levied on one person, or all attending, depending on the circumstances.

The other night, Myers smelled smoke, saw flame, and confronted renters in the village who had a fire going. I am well aware of who is here and not here, so I am pretty sure I know who the fire lighting tenants were. Myers directed them to put the fire out, and apparently has been in touch with ownership or property manager. 

There were needle piles within feet, and had Myers not been here, things could have been out of hand in a short time.

Large timbers have now been placed over the fire pit.

Yesterday afternoon it looked at little hazy in that direction and I had started walking toward where the fire had been, but didn't smell anything.

Fireweed!

Thanks Chris for these photos of Fireweed. It generally grows after a burn, but this area was cleared, not burned.

Brick Chimneys

Katlin has coordinated with a mason to get some of the older chimney tops/caps repaired in the village. Katlin and his crew assemble the work platforms for the mason.

Katlin has been specializing in more timber frame work, but is still doing other construction and log home finishing. 

Osoyoos firefighters return from pitching in at the Argenta Creek wildfire - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Osoyoos firefighters return from pitching in at the Argenta Creek wildfire - Oliver/Osoyoos News: A handful of Osoyoos firefighters are being welcomed back home Thursday, after providing assistance with the Argenta Creek wildfire.

Welcome home to the Osoyoos Firefighters who were deployed to help on the Argenta Creek Wildfire. Interesting fact - the first cabin start in our village was by Boyds, Bill grew up in Argenta.

Wildfire Mitigation Specialist at the Farmers Market

 

Single lane alternating traffic control north of Oliver, expect delays for most of August - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Single lane alternating traffic control north of Oliver, expect delays for most of August - Oliver/Osoyoos News: Osoyoos fire chief Corey Kortmeyer left his position as the fire department's top dog, which was acknowledged by his former team over the weekend.  

Lower Blue Mountain wildfire more than doubles to 46 hectares - Penticton News

Lower Blue Mountain wildfire more than doubles to 46 hectares - Penticton News: The Lower Blue Mountain wildfire, west of Penticton grew from 20 hectares to 46 hectares late on the evening of Aug. 6, 2024.

Active Day

More spot fires north of us, and two separate starts reportedly involving structures and brush West Side of Penticton. At least 3 Baldy families will have been affected by smoke. 

Anarchist Mountain fire team volunteers for FireSmart efforts on BC Day - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Anarchist Mountain fire team volunteers for FireSmart efforts on BC Day - Oliver/Osoyoos News: As various wildfires across the Okanagan remain out of control, the Anarchist Mountain Fire Department cleared some brush through Fire Smart efforts on BC Day.

Our friends at AMFD are busy enough with medical first response, rope rescue, MVI, and fire. They volunteered their time on Monday to work on FireSmart in their community.

Another new start north of us

 Download the BC Wildfire app. Lots of info, and ability to report a fire with photos.

How many city guys does it take to find an address?

Hindsight - wish I had texted to let Bentley out, and/or turned on the talking function on the Wyze cam.

 

Why did he run up the driveway of a darkened house with a vehicle in the driveway?

Where was he for almost 6 minutes?

I hit the lock button on the truck key fob which flashed the lights, but did not flush him out. I hesitated to hit the panic button as that would have certainly wakened the guys down the street working early shift.

They weren't behaving in a clever way if they had bad intentions - there were lights on in houses next door on both sides.

I finally confronted a guy standing at the bottom of the driveway. They were looking for 185. I walked part way up the street with him and pointed out the homes with lights, and that 185 was on the other side of the last house with lights.

I got the feeling they had never been out of a city.

There is indeed a car parked outside 185 this morning.

In some communities, local fire departments arrange a deal on glow in the dark house number signs. I am aware of a couple of times an ambulance has had difficulty locating an address in the village.

My reflective sign is mounted pretty high so it can be seen in winter.

If it stays as one new start, that is amazing considering the number of dots on lightning tracker last night..............

 

North, and East of us

Significant lightning tonight, heard some rumbling, but not too close. Expecting to hear aircraft in the morning. 

Not enough for a pie Marian......

 I discovered this bush on my property a couple of years ago. A few more berries this year.

Monday

I saw Chris while I was out looking for something to photograph. Hands down, he has the best photos of the day. Thanks for sharing Chris.

 

River is flowing...........

Tsilhqot'in National Government

I followed this group on Facebook, and saw some live video of the water starting to move. Their page has been updated to say there will be no more live video as people are advised to move back. There is a brief video from a helicopter.

Government website for this situation:

https://chilcotin-river-landslide-2024-bcgov03.hub.arcgis.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEd9RRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRC5eYYOdVQaRZKI-qpsBD--H7CVaJurzFI6VaVeuBSdZ_h9-A1TmBDuxg_aem_5GnuM7HgGRs9PdgKy0f4pw

Hazy Sunday

I probably have the most sensitive, reactive airways in the community, but so far, so good. Hazy, but no breathing problems.

 A few vehicles in the parking lot - hikers I guess.

My experimental loss, your gain - Roof Sprinkler

 https://westernwildfire.ca/shop/ols/products/ember-armor-wildfire-protection-sprinkler 

After many years of putting a sprinkler frame on the roof in the spring, and taking it down in the fall, I was intrigued by this product - self draining, leave it on the roof year 'round. Putting one sprinkler by the chimney would defeat the purpose of the change, so I mounted one on each gable end,

I do not have enough pressure to run two roof sprinklers. I was able to get the hose bib up to 71psi, it dropped to 36psi with one sprinkler going, and 26 with the second one going.

It is possible that a hose lay and pump system by structure protection would have enough pressure to run two, but I want the option of being able to run it off my own tap.

If you are in the upper village and do not have a pressure reducer ahead of your hose bib, this may interest you.

I tried the kit sprinklers, and replacement kit sprinklers, and returned them - but did not get a credit.

I chose a Rainbird  https://store.rainbird.com/25pjdac-brass-impact-sprinkler.html  that is rated to operate down to 25psi. The kit supplier says there is a plastic filter in rainbirds that should be removed - I did my research, and have put the new sprinkler on my old frame as it is coming from the factory. I was unable to get a sprinkler spec sheet for the no name kit sprinkler.

A locally purchased Rainbird I tried was $55. The one I chose, Rona had on the sale price of $29.99.

I am selling two kits.

Kit one is complete, with a Rainbird 25pjdac brass impact sprinkler. Sale price was $179, will sell this for $150.

Kit two is almost complete, but you will need to supply the sprinkler head - $30 or more. Or you could contact the supplier and tell them you bought it from me, and maybe they would mail you a set of sprinklers. $110

If you are interested:

I can lend you a pressure gauge to test your hose bib.

The supplier claims that it takes structure protection about an hour to set up sprinklers at your property - the kit includes a sign that you can put in front of your place to notify responders that you have sprinklers in place.

unbaldy@gmail.com 

On-and-off overnight closures on Main Street in Oliver - Oliver/Osoyoos News

On-and-off overnight closures on Main Street in Oliver - Oliver/Osoyoos News: Oliver drivers can expect on-and-off overnight closures on Main Street from Tuesday at 6 p.m. to Wednesday at 6 a.m.

BC Wildfire App

Do you have the BC Wildfire App on your phone? BCWS commented yesterday that those reporting the fire south of the border with the app were most helpful, as the app allows you to send photos. 

Firefighter dies after incident involving falling tree in Jasper National Park - Canada News

Firefighter dies after incident involving falling tree in Jasper National Park - Canada News: A firefighter has died while on duty in Jasper National Park.

Your questions along the Baldy Road...........

• as previously reported, the spacing is an FESBC project
• FESBC grants are for Crown Land, not private property - there are parcels of private property along the Baldy Road, so there are gaps in the spacing project
• the decked logs are not firewood - they are part of a fibre recovery initiative that will see more fibre available for the pulp mill in Castlegar. They have a chipper in Midway.
• The lead operator on the project did one around Big White, and is respected for his work
• They have been on early shift, and have taken some days off, presumably due to fire hazard indices

Fire South of the Border

100% "lined", 60% contained. 160 acres - active. Ground crews working with heli support. 

Flight Aware

Link on side bar. as of 12:30, I have tracked US aircraft - heli, tanker, and bird dog. No Canadian air resources yet. 

Wildfire in US near Osoyoos border putting up heavy smoke - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Wildfire in US near Osoyoos border putting up heavy smoke - Oliver/Osoyoos News: Smoke and fire can be seen Saturday morning south east of Osoyoos, from a new fire growing in the US, east of Oroville. 

Will the AMFD have an opportunity to deploy their new long wet line?

Check drivebc.....

MVI Hwy 3, west end of Bridesville townsite. 

'You could feel a pressure wave': Penticton, Okanagan Falls residents feel and hear earthquake Friday afternoon - Penticton News

'You could feel a pressure wave': Penticton, Okanagan Falls residents feel and hear earthquake Friday afternoon - Penticton News: Penticton and area residents heard and, in some cases, felt a rumble this afternoon during an earthquake.