Father-son duo fights South Okanagan wildfire to save their home
Les Mursza grew up in Kelowna before moving to Green Mountain, where he has lived ‘off the grid’ for the past 12 years.
A GoFundMe page has been organized to help Mursza rebuild what was destroyed in the fire and to find temporary lodging in the meantime. On July 30, Smith and Lujan grabbed their dogs and left their home, fearing for their lives when Mursza’s home was ignited by an ember, creating a 200-foot wall of fire that was moving towards them.
They spent the next day creating fire breaks, clearing the yard of fuel, digging trenches and organizing water systems like sprinklers, working under the direction of Caillum’s father, an experienced former firefighter of 20 years, and the B.C. Wildfire Service, which had arrived to help protect the property.“It circled us like a predator,” said Caillum.
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