Man you guys, be safe. I have been through this twice. The Okanagan Valley in BC is extremely prone to forest fires.
The first in Penticton in 1994 - huge forest fire. My Dad defied the evac notice and used water from the backyard pool to keep the flames away. When we got back home the fire had come 15 feet from our cedar fence.
Next was 2003 where we were evacuated for 7 days, allowed to come back home just to be evacuated again for 7 more days. This time it was me who had the kids and packed the wifes van, put my two boys in and told my wife to drive like hell to get out.
I stayed behind this time with my neighbor and saved both of our homes with garden homes. We watched the wall of fire roll through the forest and we sat there on our roofs of our houses and put out the flaming embers as they landed on the roofs....
I hope nobody up there has to deal with this. Be safe you guys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Ok...tain_Park_Fire
