A rural Lumby fire has sparked a warning about dry conditions in the region.
On Tuesday at about 3:35 p.m., Lumby firefighters responded to a grass fire in the 1500 block of Creighton Valley Road where a resident had been doing some burning.
"The wind came up and the fire got into trees," said Tony Clayton, fire chief.
The fire, which grew to one hectare in size, destroyed a fence and came within 50 feet of a home.
With near-record temperatures in the North Okanagan, there is growing concern about the local fire threat.
"There's a lot of dead grass on the ground. We haven't had any significant rain yet," said Clayton, adding that residents must be careful with sources of fire.
"If you don't have to burn, don't, but if you do have to burn, have the right equipment with you. This fellow (Tuesday) had a hose and everything else but the wind came up."