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West Kelowna schools in wildfire protocol mode

Steps taken for schools in evacuation zone from McDougall Creek fire
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The McDougall Creek wildfire continues to burn north of West Kelowna. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)

As summer nears an end, preparing for school is now having added complications caused by the McDougall Creek wildfire.

Kevin Kaardal, superintendent/CEO of Central Okanagan Public Schools, said they are following the direction of the Emergency Operations Centre, which right now is providing school facilities to support the firefighting effort and provide an emergency lodging site.

香蕉视频直播淲e have protocols in place and we are following that process as unfortunately (wildfires) are not something that is new to us,香蕉视频直播 Kaardal said.

As there are schools within the evacuation alert zone, Kaardal says individual school records are being secured, teaching staff are being alerted if they wish to collect personal items in their classrooms, and adjustments are being made with operational staff scheduling.

香蕉视频直播淏eyond the schools, we certainly have concerns for the safety of our staff and students who are within the evacuation areas,香蕉视频直播 Kaardal added.

香蕉视频直播淏ut the EOC people are experts at this so as a school district we follow their lead and do what is asked of us to be done.香蕉视频直播

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Barry Gerding

About the Author: Barry Gerding

Senior regional reporter for Black Press Media in the Okanagan. I have been a journalist in the B.C. community newspaper field for 37 years...
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