A Penticton man is heading up a grassroots effort to provide aid for those displaced by the of .

Initially set up for the Ashcroft and Cache Creek evacuees, Allan Love said is there to provide help to anybody who may have lost a home or who otherwise needs help due to the fires.

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Members in the group span across the province, with Facebook profiles showing up from the coast, up to Lillooet and as far out as Calgary.

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Love is a former forestry firefighter himself, which he said has provided him with a bit more empathy for those affected by wildfires, having seen the destruction they can bring.

Clearly others are feeling the empathy, too, with the group reaching over 100 members in just four or five hours.

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