Kamloops West End homeowner describes moments grass fire approached his backyard

Jason Brown lives on Strathcona Terrace, above where the fire ignited. He was home to see the flames come within five feet of his back fence.

“We get a lot of really strong winds in that valley there and there’s no telling which direction they’re going to be blowing,” Brown told CFJC‘s Michael Reeve. “Eventually, [the fire] did blow up to the top of the ravine end of our backyard, near the structures.”

Image Credit: Contributed / Jason Brown

Kamloops Fire Rescue crews attacked the fire from various different spots — including Brown’s backyard.

The homeowner was glad to let firefighters drag their hoses from the street into his yard to douse the flames.

“They did a great job,” he said. “They were in the backyard there, pulling the hoses down and spraying. We had maybe five, six hoses blasting the fire down. All the men and women did a fantastic job. I’m really appreciative of it.”

Image Credit: Contributed / Jason Brown

With the flames under control as of late Wednesday afternoon, a fire prevention crew is now investigating the cause.

As of late afternoon, the power remained out to thousands of B.C. Hydro customers in the West End, downtown and North Shore.

Image Credit: Contributed / Jason Brown

by James Peters / Michael Reeve

Kamloops West End homeowner describes moments grass fire approached his backyard

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