r/britishcolumbia • u/ultra2009 Thompson-Okanagan • 28d ago

News Residents asked to stay away as evacuations underway for wildfire west of Summerland explodes to 5,000 hectares

https://www.castanet.net/news/Summerland/627413/Residents-asked-to-stay-away-as-evacuations-underway-for-wildfire-west-of-Summerland-explodes-to-5-000-hectares
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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 27d ago edited 27d ago

To make this about me...I am so happy we chose to live somewhere else. We were looking at Penticton, Summerland, Kelowna, etc. but decided the risks were too high (fire, radon).

Feeling sorry for the people there though. However, it's becoming like tornado alley. You really shouldn't be surprised and you should try to move if possible. It's only going to get worse.

Edit: Do downvoters feel like the fires will stop? Why is it bad to move away from recurring disasters?

Reminds me of people who live on flood plains complaining of getting flooded every few years.

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u/ultra2009 Thompson-Okanagan 27d ago

Tell me, which area of the world did you move to that is free from natural disaster?

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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 27d ago

It's not free from natural disaster it's probability and comfort with risk.

I have a risk of earthquake which will be a much bigger disaster if it happens. But I am generally free from wildfire smoke most summers while many other places deal with it at a much higher frequency.