By Global News

Police: 29 fires in Okanagan over last 4 years were deliberately set

Jul 6, 2018 | 10:01 AM

KELOWNA — Twenty-nine fires over the last four years have been deliberately set in the Okanagan, according to an RCMP task force.

The majority of these fires were lit in interface settings, said RCMP staff sergeant Annie Linteau. One of these fires, which occurred on July 15, 2017, in Lake Country, destroyed a number of homes.

Linteau said no one was injured or killed, but the potential for the loss of life was considerable.

In May 2018, the Southeast District RCMP created the Intentionally Set Wildfires Task Force to investigate intentionally set fires and the person or persons responsible for them. According to police, the task force will not be bound by jurisdictional and inter-agency boundaries.

The 29 wildfires include, in part, the following:

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July 7, 2014, K50209, Naramata
July 7, 2014, White Lake Road, Penticton
July 9, 2014, Richter Pass, Osoyoos
July 15, 2014, Mt. Kobau, Oliver
July 15, 2014, Apex Road, Penticton
July 17, 2014, Reservoir Road / Landfill Rd, Penticton
July 22, 2014, White Lake Road, Okanagan Falls
August 11, 2014, Chute Lake Road, Naramata
August 11, 2014, Green Mountain Road, Penticton
August 13, 2014, White Lake Road, Penticton
August 19, 2014, North Naramata Road, Naramata
September 15, 2014, Green Mountain Road, Penticton
July 2, 2015, Canyon View Road, Summerland
August 7, 2015, Pampas Grass Way, Oliver
August 8, 2015, Spiller Road, Penticton
August 11, 2015, Commonage Road, Lake Country
August 11, 2015, Beaver Lake Road, Lake Country
August 12, 2015, Gulch Road, Naramata
August 14, 2015, White Lake Road, Penticton
April 9, 2016, Fairview-Cawston Road, Cawston
August 17, 2016, Commonage Road, Lake Country
August 17, 2016, Oyama Road, Lake Country
July 3, 2017, Pixie Beach, Lake Country
July 15, 2017, Okanagan Centre Road W, Lake Country
September 1, 2017, Westhills Road, Penticton
September 1, 2017, Old Princeton Highway, Summerland

Anyone who has any information about any of the 29 wildfires or who may have seen anyone suspicious around the area to phone a designated tip line at 1-855-685-8788 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.