The Evacuation Orders were downgraded to Alerts for hundreds of properties near the Drought Hill fire Thursday (photo courtesy of Central Okanagan Emergency Operations)

By Liam Verster

Evacuation Orders and Alerts

Evacuation Orders downgraded for hundreds of Peachland properties

Jul 31, 2025 | 3:53 PM

The fire suppression efforts underway on the Drought Hill wildfire have led to the majority of the Evacuation Orders being downgraded.

BC Wildfire said the size of the blaze was now measured at 57 hectares – up from 27 hectares Thursday morning – due to overnight growth as well as a better track of the fire perimeter.

However, officials have downgraded the orders to Evacuation Alerts for the properties below:

• Property at the north end of Chidley Road (unaddressed) 
• All of Clarence Road except 5140 and 5151 Clarence Road
• Coldham Road 
• 5078, 5089, 5091, 5093 and 5101 Cousins Place 
• Cousins Road 
• Desert Pines Avenue 
• Dryden Road 
• Greata Road 
• 3599 Highway 97 
• Huston Road 
• Inglis Place 
• Lever Court
• Lornell Crescent 
• Lornell Court 
• 5030, 5070, 5090, 5126, 5145, 5146, 5156, 5166, 5175, 5186 Mackinnon Road and the property at the North end of Mackinnon Road within the District of Peachland (unaddressed)
• Point Place 
• Shaw Road 
• Smith Way 
• Sutherland Road 
• Trepanier Heights Avenue 
• Trepanier Heights Place
• 4995 Trepanier Road
• Trepanier Bench Road (except units within property at 5165 Trepanier Bench Road)
• Witt Place 

Residents of these properties are able to return to their homes, though they are warned to be ready to evacuate should conditions worsen and the alerts be upgraded to orders once again.

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People who return to their homes were advised to inspect their property and trees to assess any issues or damages before reentering the homes

The Evacuation Order remains in effect for the properties below:

• 5140 and 5151 Clarence Road
• 5031 Lang Court
• MacNeil Court
• Morrison Crescent
• Morrison Court
• Morrison Place
• All units within the property at 5165 Trepanier Bench Road
• Walker Road

Resources are available for evacuees at the Peachland Community Hall until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31.

The emergency operations will resume at 9 a.m. Friday, August 1.

Firefighters remain on the scene actioning the Drought Hill wildfire, which at last update was still estimated at 57 hectares and considered Out of Control.