The Decibel
The Decibel
The Globe and Mail
What it’s like to flee the B.C. wildfires
32 minutes Posted Aug 13, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Summerland, B.C., has been devastated by the Bald Range wildfire. More than 20,000 people have evacuated, and by Wednesday, it had burned 178 square kilometres.
The evacuees don’t know when they can return home yet, and many don’t know if their home is standing at all. Today, we bring you conversations with people on the ground about how they fled the fast-moving wildfire, and how they’re coping with uncertainty and loss.